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IfiTERNATlOKAL CONVENTIONS RELATING TO I^HE TRAFFIC 
IN ARMS AND AiCSCJNlTION IN AF’RICA 


Axi analyair of the scope and potential, ^ffectireneas 
of international agreome63t« concerning the regulation 
of the traffic in and anonunition in Africa. 


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TABLS OF CONT^TS 

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Sunmary iii 

lo Introduction I 

IIo International Conventions Relating to the Traffic 

in Arms and Annaunition in Africa 1 

Ao The Act of Bmaaela 1 

Bo I The Act of Algeciras 3 

Co international Conventions after T?9orld War I 3 

Do Possibility of Duii^>ing of Arms in the Post-war Period b 

Appendix I « Relevant Clauses of the Act of Brussels ? 

Appendix II -- Relevant clauses of the Act of Algeciras 10 

Appendix III - Text of the Convention of Saint-*(3entsain>- 

en-Laye 14 

Appendix Iv ■=■ Text of the Convention of Geneva 26 


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Intornational convoabions for the regulation of the iatomatioiial 
trade in arm* and ammunition had their origin in the Brussels Act of 
1890s, which dealt with the problem of aupervising the arms traffic in 
certain African regions with an aim to suppressing the slave trade. 

This act set forth certain general rules for the control of the arms 
traffic at the entrance of African areas* and declared the private trade 
of anas other than for purposes approved by the governments of the sig» 
natory states to be unlawi'ulo Super'llsion of the arms traffic lAnder 
the Brussels Act apparently produced satisfactory results throughout 
the geographical area covered by that document^ except in Ethiopia* 

The accumulation of large stores of surplus weapons af'ter the first 
world war csuised fear of dumping* particularly in Africag which coiisti® 
tutad a potential market for anas owing to the dearth on that continent 
of industriad facilities for their productiono Th€t Brussels Act was 
abrogated and replaced by a new convention* signed at Saint-Genaain«©a« 

Lays in 1919* which dealt with the regulation of tiie international private 
trade of arms* Virtually the entire African continent was declared part 
of a special land son©, over which local authorftiee ware to exercise a 
more rigid control than in other parts of the world* Moreover* with a 
view to preventing contraband of arms in connection with the slave trade 
between Ethiopia and Arabia* the warships of the signatory powers were 
authorised to exercise control in the waters between Africa and Asia* 

ITie Convention of Saint-Grejinain did not come into force* however* 
because the United States raised certain objections* Consequently an 
international conference was convened in 1925 at Cksneva* which produced 
a new Convention mitigating the provisions of the Saint«-Germain treaty* 

The scheme for a special regime of supervision in Africa was retained* 
but the area subject to that regime was reduced* following claims of 
exemption by sovereign African states<> The Genova Convention was accepts 
ed by the United States,, but failed to cc«ne into force* since it did not 
obtain the required number of ratifications* Chief responsibility for 
the failure of the Geneva Convention to come into force may be imputed 
to the war preparations of the Axis Powers* At this time* the only in^ 
ternational agreements that are in force in Africa are the Act of Alge*- 
ciras with regard to Morocco and the provisions of the League of Nations'’ 
Covenant relating to African mandates* Both* however* are limited in 
scope* since they only impose an obligation on local authorities to re-- 
press the illicit traffic of arms in those areaso 

The accumulation of surplus weapons at the end of the current war 
will be likely to stress again the need for regulation of the international 
trade of war materials* for which Africa still constitutes a potential 
market. There appears to be no reason* however* for subjecting Africa 
to a special regime* The slave trade in Africa is no longer significant* 


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nor are tha laeasur^gs which tha xmtions may take in concfsrt likely to 
improT© the control which i@ ©jcerciaad nationally at th© points of 
anwrance to Airican areas« Such control may noverthelsss be greatly 
sbrsngthoned by international agreements providing for supervision of 
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I, INTRODUCTION 


Sino® th« last two decades of the nineteenth century^ when European 
interest in Africa reached a high point of intensity^, several international 
conventions have been concluded with a view to regulating the arms traffic 
in that continentr The primary objective of the earlier agreements was 
to place the private trade of .^rras under government supervision in order 
to prevent African natives from entering into possession of modem imple-^ 
ments of war:> This undortalcing was Justified on the ground that firearms 
played a preponderant part in slave trade operations;. Moreover^ it was 
held that the unrestrained private trade of arms tended to promote inter¬ 
tribal warfare and rebel!iono In more recent times^ the problem of . 
supervising the arms trade in Africa became part of a problem world-wictp 
in scope^ namely, the regulation of the international trade of arms and 
ammunition <f war for the furtherance of universal peace, NevertheleaSf 
because of their dependent status, most Africeui territories have been re¬ 
garded as requiring more stringent measures of supervision than the major¬ 
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lie INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS RLTJITING TO THE TRAFFIC 
IN ARMS AJTD AMLdUNITION IN AFRICA ~ 


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At The Act of Brussels 


The first convention to deal with the regulation of the traffic in 
arms was the Act of Brusselwhich emerged from an international confer¬ 
ence held in 1890 for the suppression of the slave trade in certain African 
regions. Participation in the Conference included the powers exercising 
rights of sovereignty or protectorate in Africa, as well as a number of 
stateOi. such as.the United State® ol Aiaerica^ AuetriSp Persiap Sweden^ 
and Russia, which had no territorial possessions in that continent, 

Hence the Brussels Act acquired the character of a general international 
Convention rather than that of an agreement between a limited number of 
states involved in a specific Issue^ Tnere appeared to liave been several 
reasons for prompting Belgium, which had summoned the Conference follow¬ 
ing consultations with Great Britain, to extend the participation there¬ 
in to states not directly concerned with African affairs. In the first 
place, the agenda of the Conference contained measures involving the 
modification of the regime of free trade and equal economic opportunity 
governing the Conventional Basin of tiie Congo under the Berlin Act of 
1685, to which non~colonlal powers had been parties. Secondly, it aeeiikod 
desirable to give the sanction of international law to the principles 
and measures adopted at the Conference. Thirdly, the implementation of 
the Brussels Act was likely to achieve & greater measure^of succors by 
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The principal moa»ures ©rabociisa In th© hnaaaaia Ac-t for ths r©gaia- 
tion oi 'th© armw trad© forcr^wd tb© basis oi* all lat^'r a^reeaerit^i to that 
dil©ct . iii©©© ni©a«ur©s were? (x) deposit of fijr©ar®e a/jd sjrifiiiiiiltione 
sxcopt ob«ol©t© weftpone and ordinary pov^'dar,. in public i^arehousas 
goF©riu! 2 ©nt; iPuperrS sioni; (2) issuano© cf license? to private paraone 
euthiOrix&d t.o boar arissj (3) aon-'-intorfcrenc© by th© aitthoritio 3 of k 
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of tha foriS’wr; and fl) ©rxhange of ini’orsiatioa batween tho signatory 
powers or-, the arms traifiCs, the number of licanese issued,, and mascuroa 
adopted for tha repression of contraband. The applicatica of the 
Bruseeis Act's proirisions was limited to Afrissn territories between 

th parallel of north latitude and the 22nd paraliei of s-^uth lati-. 
Ail kinfis of arms wers to bo prevenned from entering arafia thin 
this KcKi© in which slave trade operations were carried on, 

Xh© provifiione of the Brussels A.ct on the arms traffic ha-sa beer 
oriticias'l by aomc as too lenienta*^ it should be not&dp however^ th^.t 
tho Act had a limited scope. It was intended to provide only for serttiin 
i-'enoral rales with an aim to coordinating, the colonial piowers® efforts 
to restrain the armi> traffic in coanoctloxi witli African tle-ve trad©,, 
while the action to bo taken in pursuit of the Aof-'s objective ren-ained 
within the province of the municipal law of to© indlvUtuai states cor- 
cerned, A few attemp ^ wore md-a,, howeTer^ tc dncroduc© sior© draetlc 
international A conference was called for purpose in ..^ 03 -,, 

but f&iled as & result oi' France'*3 refusal to sign th© proposed 

On 22 July 1908, the United Singdomj. the Congo Free State, Fra»nce^ 
Gemianyj, Porr^ugal^, and Spain signed a Protocol at Brufiaelep which pro¬ 
hibited th© isflportation of all kindi? of iireame and samiunitioas. icoludlni^ 
obfto?.et 0 weapon® and coaruon powder, into certain regions of w© 3 t®rn equ>*== 
vorial Af'rlcaj'^ .Local authorities, however * rotained the right to 
ejiceptiosift In -uidTi «rj dual caraso This Protocol r»au5.ne<i ir forc^ anly 
until i9l3.> 

Although incl.ided In the ®:»ne of wuperriislon^ iitbiopia had n^r«<x' 
adherod to the Bru»j?al& Act . The extent to which gujR"^r-urj.nuig <ind «iu?e 
trede operations} wei© carried on betwoer. that ooukitry, th© contlgucuis. 


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U The following toiiitorie* fell within thi« ion©; y larg© part .'»/ 

Frerich Vtest Africa., Britin'h Ai'rica, Portuguese Guiaaa, 

French hquatorx&I Africa., 81o Pdoni, the Angi o-Kgyptlaa Sudan, Pth 'uvuvj, 
Italian, Prerichs «nd British Kaet Africa, Tejiganyikaj the Beigisr- 
Aiigoie, Hortht^rn Khodesla^ JJyaffaifiLGd, J.od psu-ta of Magambiq'ue, •>: If’rr 
ftfiodeaiat hechuanal&nd. and South^^-West isCrica.^ 

2, R. i., Buell p Internar 1 on.g.1 Sel a fci o:m (Ksw ’Xork, iJSS), p. 231. 

3, G. L. SeoTp African Q.ae$tion« at the Pax'l.^ Peace Sonferorica Lor\ ^ 

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roglonSj, and Arabia* caused great concern to the powers possessing terri* 
tories bordering on Ethiopial^ in an attempt to remedy these conditions^, 
the United Kingdom^ France^ and Italy signed on 13 December 1906 an Agree= 
ment at London*, in which the Powers pledged to exercise strict control 
over arras entering Ethiopia from their adjacent possessions and to grant 
pemission of transit only for arms imported by the Ethiopian Government ' 
or by tribal chiefs whose authority was recognised by the Powers.^ Accord¬ 
ing to British sources,, the Agreement proved largely ineffective, owing 
to France*s refusal to permit the search of small craft under French flag 
outside territorial waters* Except in Ethiopia, however, the provisions 
of the Brussels Act concerning the arms traffic in Africa appear, on the 
whole, to have produced satisfactory results 

B* The Act of Algeciras 

Rules for the regulation of the arms traffic were introduced in 
Morocco by the Act of Algeciras of 7 April 1906, which was signed by 
thirteen nations, including the United States* The clauses of this in- 
ternational agreement differed from those of the Brussels Act, inasmuch 
as they dealt primarily with the detection and repression of illicit 
traffic* These olauses are still in force, and responsibility for their 
enforcement currently rests with the local authorities * 

Co International Conventions after World War I 


The accumulation of huge stores of surplus weapons after the first 
world war caused apprehension among many nations that arms might be dumped 
in Africa and in certain parts of Asia* These areas* in fact, constituted 
potential markets for arms*,' inasumuch as they lacked industrial facilities 
for their productioDf.^ At the .same timej> contraband of arms and slave 
trade operations were reported as continuing between Ethiopia and Arabia 
It seemed highly desirable^ therefore*, to replace the Brussels Act with 
a more far-reaching international agreement. This was done at Saint- 
Germain-en-Laye on 10 September 1919*^ 


lo Ibld o, pp* 23&-236o 

2* British and Foreign State Papers , vol. 99, pp, 262-253, 

3o G* Lo Beer, opocit. , po 236o British and French jurists have disagreed 
for over a hunJred years on the interpretation of the right of search 
on the high seas, Cf. the ftatement made by French delegate Claujol 
at the Geneva Confernece of 1925, League of Nations^ Proceedi ngs o f 
the Conference for the Supervision of the Internatlo naTOracle In Arras 

and A mmuniti on and in I mplements of~~War (GenevaV r&2S), p* 676, " 

4o G, Lo Beer, op<,cit., p. 231, 

6, W* T. Stone,~^n^Fnational Traffic in Anns and Ammunition,” Foreign 
Policy Reports, No. 9, 16 August 1933, pp* 130-140, 

6o ^Correspondence respecting Slavery in Abyssinia,” Command Paper 
No. 1858 (1923). 

7o The Act of Brussels was ann^illed by Article 13 of another convention 
signed at Saint-Germain on the came day*, which dealt with the revision 
of the international economic regime governing the Conventional Pa*.in 
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Twenty-throe nationsincluding the United States^ signed the Con¬ 
vention of Saint-Germaino Its provisions required the governments of 
the signatory states to control the exportation of arms end munitions 
of war and convey information on the arms trade to an International 
Office to be established under the auspices of the League of Nations. ' 
The essential measures of supervision of the Brussels Act were restated 
and amplified so as to embrace the entire African continent — except 
Algeria, Libya, and the Union of South Africa — as well as certain 
territories in Asia, Moreover, in order to prevent illicit traffic be¬ 
tween Ethiopia and Arabia, a special regime of international control 
was to be established in a maritime sone covering the Red Sea, the Gulf 
of Aden, the Persian Gulf, and the Sea of Oman, Warships of the signa¬ 
tory powers were authorized in this zone to stop native vessels under 
500 tons carrying contraband of arms and conduct them for trial to the 
nearest port belonging to the state which possessed jurisdiction over 
the native craftso Furthermore, the Convention expressed the hitherto 
unusual principle of sanctions against offending stateap which undoubt¬ 
edly was borrowed from the League of Nations'’ Covenant of the same yearo 
Accordingly, states wnich violated the provisions on traffic in arms in 
the land zones of special supervision could be denied transit rightso 


Thus the Convention of Saint-Germain envisaged as system of super¬ 
vision and publicity affecting the trade in arms and ammuntion of the 
entire world. Clearly, its fundamental objective was to outlaw the un¬ 
controlled private trade in arms and munitions of war. This appeared 
to be the result of a growing conviction throughout the world that the 
uncontrolled private trade in arms could seriously distxirb international 
relations, for under such a system there was a tendency for arms traders 
to stimulate wars for the sake of private gaino^ 


The Convention of Saint-Germain did not come into force, however^ 
because the principal arms-producing powers refused to accept it in t>ie 
absence of United States ratification. Pressed by the League of Nations 
for an explanation, the United States declared that it could not accept 
the Convention because, in the first place, this document would prohibit 
the export of arms to states not parties to the Conventions secondly, 
because it made no attempt to restrain inter-gogsrnrnerital traffics and 
thirdly, because it was too closely tied up with the League of Nationso^ 
In principle* however, the United States was not opposed to the regula¬ 
tion of the international trade of arms -- as clearly shown by the fact 
that it had ratified the Acts of Brussels and Algeciras and in iS25 
it agreed to participate in a new international conference which was 
held at Geneva. 


1. Ro L, Buell, op, cit,, p- 521, 

2. Statement by Secretary of State C. E. Hughes, Foreign Relations (1923) 
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Th© Geneva Conference produced a Convention which envisaged a lest 
rigorous scheme than that framed at Saint-Germaino Greater emphasitt we a 
laid on publicity^ while the private trade of arms not-suitable for war¬ 
fare was declared to be lawful. The provisions for the establishment 
of special land and maritime sones of supervision were retained, but the 
Spanish possessions in JJorth Africa, Egypt, Tunisia^, Ethiopiap the 
mandate of South-West Africa, and Liberia were excluded in addition to 
the territories listed in the Convention of Saint-Genaain. Moreover^ 
the provisions for sanctions against offending states were omitted. 

Article 41 of the Geneva Convention required the ratification by 
at least fourteer states for its enforcement. Submitted to the United 
States Senate on 12 January 1926, tire Convention was ratified on 6 June 
1936 under reservation that it would not come into force as to the United 
States prior to its acceptance by Belgium, the British Empire, Ctecho- 
Slovakia# France, Genniiny, Italy, Japan# Sweden^ and the USSRc. To date# 
the Convention has not come into force, since only nine states have rati¬ 
fied it.2 

Thus tiie only irternational agreements for the supervision of the 
arms trade in Africa that are still in force are the Act of Algeciras 
and the provisions f>r B {Mandates of the Covenant of the League of 
Nations. Both# howevero are limited in a geographical sense as well as 
in scope. The Covenant’s provisions apply to the French Mandates of 
the Garaeroons and Tcgoland# the British Mandates of the Cameroons, Togo- 
land, and Tanganyika# and the Belgian Mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. These 
provisions require the mandatory powers to exercise strict control over 
the arms traffic ii the mandated areas and entrust the league of NatIona 
with the s'-ipervision thereof.^ The Covenant failed to specify, however, 
the manner in which the League was to carry out such eupervision^ 

D, Possibility oi Dumping of krm» in th e Post-War P eriod 

The reasons for the failure of the Geneva Convention to come into 
force may properly be sought in the unsettled conditions of the world 
during the period between the two world wars, and there can be little 
doubt that the Axis Powers' preparations for war constituted the chlel’ 
handicap. Tha end of the current war is likely to produce an exceed¬ 
ingly large accumulation of surplus weapons and thus pose afresh the 
problem of preventing dumping practices. The African continent and 


lo Liberia was not specifically mentioned in the Convention, but adnered 
with the reservation that it would be treated on a footing of equality 
with Ethiopia^ Cf,, the letter from the Liberian Government regarding 
ito adhesion to the Convention. League of Nations, op.cit. , pp , 798-799 

2. Latvia, Canada^ Bulgaria, Spain,Egypt, Poland, the Netherlanas, Vene¬ 
zuela, and China. Tlie British Empire, Denmark, France, and Sweden 

have ratified with reservations, G.H. Hackworth# Digest of International 
Law (Washington, 1941), Vol. 11, p-> 672. 

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dependent areas in other parts of the v/orld still are potential markets 
for armso Regulation of the international trade in arms and amitiiinition 
may therefore seem to be no less desirable after this war than it has 
been hithortoc The scheme for "special” supervision in Africa, over 
which there has been so much insistence in the past, may, however, 
appear superfluous. For the problem of the slave trade in Africa haa 
lost its past significance, and as to the necessity of repressing the 
contraband of arms designed to promo'tie inter-tribal strife and rebellion 
it may be safely assumed that the authorities of the states possessing 
rights of sovereignty, protectorate,, or mandate over African territories 
will exercise strict control at the points of entrance to those areas. 

It seems doubtful that international agreements for the ©stabliohment 
of special zones of supervision would strengthen the control which is 
exercisednationallye since the responsibility for carrying out these 
agreements would probably rest with 3.ocal, authorities in any event. 

While the establishment of special zones of supervision appears to bo 
therefore unnecessary, the control of thie arms traffic could neverthe¬ 
less be greatly enhanced by internations.1 conventions, in Africa and 
elsewhere, if these conventions wore to provide for supervision of the 
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0]ai;.S3i} of tno Goo.oriJtl l\ct of ti^e Brusools Oozd'oronce 
Koiativo to tho African Slave Trade, etc., sijied at Brussels 
on i: July iSSO, ly the British Empire, aor-nany, Austrla-hungary, 
Denmark, Spain, the Coap,o Free State, the United States 
y£ ihaurica, f ranee, Italy, the I.otheriaxids, Persia, Fortu^^a; , 
vussia, Sweden and Nox-iftay,. -nd Ilanribai'. 


Art. Vin. The experience of'all nations who have intercourse with 
wlrica having shown the pernicious and preponderating part played hy 
fire-arms in Slave Trade operations,, as vveii as in intestine wars be¬ 
tween i\ative tribess and this satie experience havin;-; cleB.rly proved 
that the preservation of the African populations, whose existence it 
is the express wish of the Powers to safeguard, is a radical impossibili¬ 
ty if restrictive measuroe aj^ainst thci trade in fire-arms axid amurmition 
cx .2 Q not ostabiishedj the Powers decide, in so far &s the present state 
of their frontiers pormics, that the iTriportatioti of fire—arms, and 
eSj.ecially ol riiles and improved weapons, as well as of powder, balls, 
and cartrid.ies, is, except in the 'cases and under the conditions pro¬ 
vided lor in the foiiowin^^ Article, ^-rohibited in the territories com- 
prisod bet.veen the 20th parallel of north latitude and the 22nd parallel, 
of south latitude, and extending, westward to the Atlantic Ocean, and 
eastward to the Indian Ocoan and its dependencies, corriprising the 
Islands adjacent to the coast as far as 100 nautical miles from the snore. 

Art, rx. The introduotio** of fi rc-arms atid ammu/iition, when there 

shall bo occasion to uuthofize it in the Possessions of the Si^m.tory 
Pov.era which exercise rij^hts of sovorei;^nty or of protectorate Ir Africa, 
.shall bo regulated in the following maruier it: the zone laid down in 
Article VIIJ, unless ioenticai or more rigorous rogaiations have b€.an 
already applied: — 

All iracortod fire-arms shall be dopositod, ut the cost, risk, and 
peril cf the importers, in a public warehouse placed under the control 
of the Administration of the State. 

ho withdrawal of fire-arms or imported offlaunition shall take place 

from such warehouses v.it'aout the previous autnorination of tiie Adminis- 

tratioii. This author! at ion shall, exespt in cases heroiimftor specified, 
be refused for the 'Aithdrawal of all arms of precieious, such as rifles, 
rnagazine-guns, or breech-loaders, whether whole or 5<i detacnad pieces, 
their c-artrldges, cups, or other ammunition i'htended for theme 


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the oxoiusjon of improved anie und their arm-anition. 

P* directly talc,in by dovorraients for foe armir ■ of 

-otio~t*L,VMT “a deforce, individual «- 

rrn*- - = '■ P'^rson* affordir.;: suff;.aer:t yuara.icces 

'^^hld * tHrf to the-, will not be p.i'von, aasi oed 

of for trnveUrre prnvi dad.;, itb a dsclaratioii 

• T atatinj that the v;aapon and aavrritioa are dest.inad 

exclusively for thair personal defence- 

"'"r" provided for the in procedio; pt.ra;:;r*pn, all ar-.s shall 

-ihrt r? by the autnoritieg appointed for the coutrol, 

.;ho Shan deliver to the persons in quasU.on licences to bear arna ' ‘ 
inaicatinj trie of the bearer and showing tne sta^p v.ith ’,vhich\he 

H licences are revocable in case of proved abuso, 

and Vviii be issued for five years only, but may be renewed- 

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unrifiod^guns and conr.on jin-powder, called trade 
tj.. .der V po.<dr0f; de traite ca t be v.iUuira'vn f rc>i?i the warehouse 3 for 
purposes ol^ sale. At each oi thdrav/al of ams and arrunuai tion . of this 
Ainu ior saie, tne local authorities shull deterrdoe the re .-Ions ia 
v.-nich theso arms, and iunrnunition c\ay be sold* 

Ine regioriB infected by the Slave Xrada shall always be excluded. 
Persons authorised to taka ar-^s or po>der cut of the v/arehouses shall 
presoat^.o .ao Ailini/iistration every six a.onths dotailad li.-sts indic-atirut 

fire-a.nu 8 and powUifr sold, aa well aa the 
Oi.tantitites still .reirmirirrjg in store# 


Xn The Govcri;i3uonts shall take all rceaauros the-/ rau'- 


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sary to onauro aa oorng-ote a Ailfilnent as phssttlf of th« r.rovi si con ro- 
spectstv, importation, sale, anh transport of fi ro-ar.r,o and ammuiiviio--. 
05 won Bs to prevent either tho entry or exit tuereof \:y their ir.lsod 
Ircnt.isrB, nr the conTOrano., thereof to regi-o.-is .-«■ ere the Eiavs I’m is 

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authorizabion of transit ivithin the ILt-'U-s of the mno spccificfid 
by Article Vlll car:not bs'withheld when the sr.ns und y/rununition are bo 
pass across the territory of a Signatory cr adherent Power in the occuoa- 
i-ion oi the coast, towards inland territories place»d under the soverfti-'hty 
or protecto.fr-te of another birnHfcor/ or adherent Fower^ unless this latter 
i'C-ver have direct access to the soa through'its own territory- Nor, if 
this access be completely inr-errup bed, ca.a the o.uU:ori?u2T.i-on of transit • 
be wittiiieldo 

^ Any demana for transit must be accompanied by a declaratiDn emaiistirur 
irom the OovcrnruMit o.f the Power having the inland Posaessions, dand certV- 
■bh© said arms, and aramunitior; i;.rs not destined for saie^ put 
are ior the use of the authorities o.f such Poiyer, or of the miiirary 
forces neceesur.y for th.e protection of the nissionary or co:w.rc.iAl' 
stations, or of persons 'aentionedf by'nnirfie in the declaration# 


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stor-, ryc^ynn.Lonuil- uiid prov: tly, ti*o tr-,nsi c :if of praci sioa 

and Cxnn Jxwt I iv.: aoToso i lo territory, if^ \o c on f?,ov. erica of inlarid aic- 
turt-xricop or Olhtr siirious da(i;y>r, •fJirjry i.s yrouriJ for fonri.n-; t)iat thi* 
dispatcii o' orof. ond annumtion co: iproT.ire ' i tr. ov.i r>o.ro1;.''r* 

XJ. I’ho Pc'.vora shall v::Q.*’ruriicnte to ouch ■'^thor inl'cr^iutioa re- 
latiu/ to 11,0 trafne in fire-arr.? and ■.in:;uni 1.1 on, the iic«nco 3 
a7id -the noasurcs ci repressivon in Toros io their rcapectiYo terra torlea. 

Art. Tli, fne Po'.vars uridert^iKe to adopt or to propose t.y txK^ir re- 
spectiva LeyK^latures the jr.cas.^rss necostary to ine;.,re tnat those '.vho '.n- 


and IX, and ■L.tii.r 


fran;'e the prohil iiioos laid dcw/i in. 
acconplicee, sinull, besides the soizura and confiscation of the prohibited 
arras and anvYsnitlon, La punished either by fine or ty iaiprisorjaent, or bf 
both L'onainios t.*>:-;ct:.er* in proportion to the ioiportannce of the offcrkc?, 
and in accordance with the ^^ravlty of cuca case/ 


Art. Xin.- The Si^-natory i''-ovjer£ who nave Possessicna in .4frica in 
contact, with tt,o 7Gne zpacified in Artlclo VJil, bind thenseives to take 
the nec-'Sear/ .T.eas.-jTfts for preventing the introductioA of rire-anae and 
anraujiilic.n across tijeir ‘ini.and .frontiers into the re^iouto of the sai.ci 
zono, at least that of improved arns 'mi cartrld'-en. 


Art. XIV. 
shall ro.'nain 
Rarties snail 


xhe eystQ- ostubiished -ander Articles VIU to XIII inclusive 
an force for tael vs? year-s* In caos none of the Contracting 
have notified, t‘/.oiv4 months bei'oro the o.'tDlrs1:ion of this 


pe* iod, tlicir intention ol puttl.n,; an' end to it, i\or oluill ha'vo domuiided 
its hovisior^, it shall contlrrje to roTmAi.'. obii/.aiorv for two more years, 
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Kolf’jvafit clauses oi' th-o Ge.ner&l Act of tho Internatioriftl 
Confwrcnc© of ivlj-jaclras, si.^ned on ? April 1906 by OfurriiRny* 
Aui?t..ria-“Hurtj:;aryi Belgium, Spain, tho ’Jr-itcd States of a.aorica, 
Fr&rct#, the British Km:.ire, Italy, i orocco, the Netherlands, 
Portugal, Russia, a7-\d Sweden, 

Chapter U. 


Regulation?, oonccrning the detection and' repression of t'-e 

contraband of arms., 


Art- Xv » Throughout the Sheroefian E.mpi'ro, Qjccept in the cases 
specified by articles 14 and 16, the Inportetion and na.Le is forbiddea 
of arrui of v^ar, parts of gurAS, amnunitioa of any nature, loaded or un« 
loaded, poeder, saltpeter, gun cotton, nitroglycerin, and all composi¬ 
tion;: dof.ti'aed exclusively for the'manufacture of ajnir.uni tion. 

Art, '14, Guch oxpioelves as are necessary for industry And public 
7/orks may, however/ ho introduced, A regulation drav/n up in tho manner 
iadic.at©d by article Id shall determine the conditions under which tueir 
importation may bo effected, • 


Art. 1.5, The arms, parts of puns, and on intended for tho 

troops of Mis fhoroofiiin bajesty will be .edmittad alter tr^a fulfi 1.iment 
of the follOl^’ing formalities s 


A dooiarabion slgn.ed by tho Aooris'h Minister of '.ar, describing t 
number and ritit.-jro of such articles ordered abroad, must be presented 
to tho legation of the country of their origin, wnose visa shall be 


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affixed thoreto. 


The paiTSugo tiirough the curtems of the cases and packages containing 
tho arms and niunitiour, delivered at tho order of the .loorisn loverumerit 
shall be effected upon the presentation: 

1,. Of the aferr^said dociaration, 

c. Of tho invoice iudiotiting tho number and weight of the packa.^_,e8 
and tho number and kind of th6 arms ^xrsd munitioas contairAod thoreiru 
this documont must ‘te vioaed by the iogution of the ccuritry of bheir 
ori^;in, which will mark on tho back tho suocosEive aracunts previously 
ransed tl.rou^rli the custoras, this visa 7^111 bo refu-sod when the order 
8hall have boon entirely delivered. 


Art. 'i C, Tl.e imoortation of sporting and hig5>pricod arn.sj, parts of 
guns, cartridges leaded and unleaded, is likewise forbiddon.. It may none 
ti'.e less t o suthor 1 z eu— 

1^., For tho fitrioti./ personal roquiroments of the importer j 
r.'^, lor supplying the gunshope tii-orized by article 1'2, 


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Art* 17« sportin;: and hi-h-priced arns and the ■ a-n':unilion for the 
sano will be a.±,iittod for the strictly personal requiremerlt of the i.-Ti- 
porter on .’rec:eatatiori o.i a pQr.i^it jssucl by the reprcsentat-ive of tho 
-.ft;~h2eri at Tangier. If the importer is a forciyior, this pernit wUl 
only tc granLed at the request of his location. 

respoci. to a.'p.r.ucaliori for sporting purposes, each permit s'nall 
allow a maxii:;um of a thousand c^^rtridgos or the supp lies necessary for 
the mianufacture of a thousand cartridges* The perr.it shall only be 

issued to tnose -^-ho have never been eontenced for any ofi'enao* 

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Abt, 18* ih^e trade in .sporting arid high-priced arms, not rifled, 
of foroi^n nanufacture, ae well as of the ejTi.munition apportaining to 
bho Srtr.o, 1 be re,_,ulaiedi, as soon as circuinstancos permit, by a 

Shcreefian decision made in Gonf;rmaty with tho advice of a majority 
of th© Diplomatic body at langier. This shall be the cace, as*wail, 
with decisions intonood to euspond or rostrict tho exorcise of such 
trade* < 

Onl'- auch persons as have secured a .special and temporary iicenae 
from tho :ioorish Government shall be allowed to open and operate retail 
shops for the sale of sporting g<ins ^.nd. a.-ivnunition. This licenso shall 
cr.*y ia> gyvvn at tno'writ ton request of the ap licanl, incorced by his 
io gat ion.. 

Ragulations dravm up in the mannet^indicatod the; ,^.lrst para, raph 
of this article shall determine the numtor .vf suen retail shops w/hich 
nay be opened at Tangier and, ii" occasjlo'u arises, in the ports that nay 
be lut^r do&i .nated* They shall fix tho fornelitie's to bs imposed on 
■tho importavicn of exr.ipsives intended I’or industry and putiic v/orks, 
of arms and aTtmUiition into.ndod to supply such shops, as weli-aa the 
Tnaximuri quanti ty of stock that can be kept, • ■ ^ 

In caso of tho violation of tho regulating ordinances, the license 
may be temporarily or pormancntly'withdrav.n without prejudice to ct:,cir 
penalties ixicurred by the offenders* 

Art. 19. Every introduction of, or attempt to introduce, tne pro¬ 
hibited r.orchandi ?,e shall, make it liable to coiiflscation^ and further 
to the puniah;nont3 and fines mentioned bolov;, v.nich shall be pronounced 
by the competent jurisdiction. 

Art. 20„ The introduction or attempt to introduce in a port open to 
comri©rco, or t!iou:’;h a custom-house, shall be puiiisned:- 

1 . By a fine of from 500 to 2,000 joeetas and m additional Tina 
equal to three times the value of the imported moraiandise; 

2'^, By i riprisor.meat of from five days to a year, or else by only 
one of these t'-vo ounishwnts. 


Art. 21.. The introduction or attempt to intro-iuce outside a. port 
^pen to comiorcc or a custem-houso sh.all be punished j 

1^. By a fine of from l,0v)0 to 6,0o0 pesetas and an ad,iiti.orial fine 
equal to three time.s the value of the imported murchandlao; 

2^* By impri sonment of from three .months to t-vo years, or elsa by 
only one of tnese two nuriis.uuents. 


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Art, 22» Tho fraudulent sale, the receiving and peddling, of merchen® 
dise prohibited by the present regulations shall be punished according 
to the penalties specified in Article 20o 

Artn 23o The accomplices in the offenses set forth in articles 20^, 

21, and 22 shall be liable to the same penalties as the principals* Tlio 
elements determining comi.iicity shall be adjudged according to the laws 
or th»- court ir charge of the 

Art- 24c Ahen there is good reason to suppose that a voss^:;l anchored 
in ft port open to co;r.ri’?rce carries guns^ axarauritionj or other prohibited 
mercbandi:>Os %ith a view to introducing the saia© into ieorocco, the ofl'i . 
cere of the Sheruofian customs shall so inforu: the competent consular 
authority^ in order that the latter may carry out^, in company with e 
delegate of the Shereefian cuatoma, such investigations, verifications,, 
or searches as may be adjudged necessary* 

Art« 2bo In the case of tho introduction or the attempted intooduc* 
tion by sea of prohibited merchandise outside of a port open to coasneroe^. 
the Moorish customs authorities may bring the vessel to the nearest port, 
to be turned over to tho Consular authority, who shall have the right to 
seize it and continue such seizure until payment of- the fines decreed* 

Tho vessel may, however, be released at any period of the trial, provided 
that the judicial proceedings shall not bo impeded thereby, on the deposit 
made with the consular authority of the maximum of the fine, or els© under 
responsible bail accepted by the customs* 

Art. 26. The Maghzen may retain the confiscated merchandise either 
for its own use, if* able to utilize it, on condition that the subjects 
of the fdttpire shall not be able to get possession of it, or it shall die* 
pose of it abroad* 

The conveyances of the same on shore may be confiscated aixd shall be 
sold for the profit of the Shereefian Treasury. 

Art. 27* The sale of arms coadomned by the Moorish Goverroaent shall 
be prohibited throughout the Shereefian Enipire. 


Art* 28* Sewards taken out of the amount of the fines levied are t< 
be given to the informants who have been instrumental in discovering 
forbidden merchandise and to the agents who have affected its seizure * 


Such rewards shall be assigned after deducting, if necessary, the cos 
of the trial, one-third distributed by tho customs among the in 


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formants, one^third to the officers who seized tdi© merchandise, and one* 
third to the Moroccan Treasury. 

If the seizure has been effected without the Intervontion of an in** 
formor on««half of tho fines shall go to the officer making the seizure 
and tho other half to tlie Shereefian Treasury* 


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Art. 29. The iloorish customs authorities shall notify directly the 
diplomatic or consular a;“ents of any violations of this regulation* 
coOTuitted by those under their jurisdiction, in order that the same 
may be prosecuted before the proper jurisdiction. 

Similar violations committed by hoorish subjects snail be submitted 
directly by the customs to the Shereefian authority. 

A delegate of the customs shall be assigned to follow the procedure 
of cases pending before the different jurisdictions. 

Art. 30. In the region bordering on Algeria, the enforcement of the 
regulations on the contrband of arms shall be the exclusive concern of 
f'rance and Morocco, 

Similarly, the enforcement of the regulation on the contraband of 
arms in the Kiff and in general in the regions bordering on the Spanish 
possessions shall be the exclusive concern of Spain and Morocco* 


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CON}* II'^Li.riAL 


APPENDIX III 

Convention for the Control of the Trade in Arms and Ammunitionj 
Signed at SainVGermain-«En»Layo^ Saptaiober 101919o 


The Unixe'i State;'; oi' kn\oric-A, t oil via, the 3j‘i tis-ii 

Shina, Cuba, hcuador^ ■’rtihco, Cre‘?cu, '}u;ite:r.aia, the 

Italy, O’ipuri, Xlcara^uaPaiiana, .‘-'ei'u, '* eland, PovtUj^^a .. * Houmania, tne 
Corb-Crox t“*3lo'veno St-.to, Siarci a-ta Gtocr.o-c.i ovaVia ; 

.herons tht 3 loa^' ‘vai’ now endod,. in v»'hio;i rtosL nations ha'o r>i.:eeoa&i''/e' 
ly iov'^orao invoivod, has iod to the accuev-’iation li. vorio-js parts Oi too 
v.orld of <rji;sl<^arablc ^^uantilios of arjiS and iivnitioris of var, tan nis» 
porsal of 'A'hicr: ivouid conotituto a danger to peaon and ]'ubiic or.if.rt 

vl.hereaa ir. cortair. parts of tho v.Otld it is n^-^cossary *c axurci.>e 
Epocia: suporvislo:: over the trudo in, ano tne poatussio;. of^ -.irmt atio 

s-'i’.uniti on; _ , . . ■ 

7.herea::; 'the oxistlui'; tro«*.les and {;c:ivolitions , ari-::, parti cul'xrly 
the L'rurselB .••iot of iJjiy 3, i.e^yO, I’t; 'ula'i,uhe t.rai lie ir ar-Tiri and 
a:;;;n\nii ti on i.!:. certain regions, ao I -ei xeet the pr-sen’. ocoti ti 
wh.icii re.juiri: vorc el.-ih':?rat'3 "rovis:o..s l 


:.: at i 


hfrira end tt;o es oabl is'-e-ont of a co’^rnsporidiropdno vv; certain terti 


uO a v-'id'-'jz" 'ii'ca li- 

ta 


torit^ o in ..rlo.; 

I.:ieroas a .?.pyciy.i suporvisic’U of t,!io ;-'-‘xr 1 1.?o.r*e a-hjaceni 
cO'.i rio 0 '• o noco-t-.’iar ,• to er.onr i t;Kt rnh iCKc;/ oi :‘'s-h.-...r.n: 


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)pte 


tne v‘ riovs 'SovorriO’erits b:-.t 


i.he 


(irti'.tion ol aros ann a.';;:;iu- 


/-.■^tiofi thos'y co'ir.trleo ant tne export oi r'-'Ci- a-ms and. aiTi'^t.ni ui 'i. 


fro'.u their ovn territory; 

And v.'i thi ti-Q r-" s^crv vtlor.. 


xfter ;x r.-e ri on of seven yoenT; 


presr.nl- Coiivention snail bo ;,ni.to rovlaio... in the li 'At of i-ho 
perience pained, if the. Co;'ncil. of Mio hod ;uo "'r nations, aotin; if noo-i 
be by a -ii-ajor i ty, e-; roco ; .endsi 

dav'o yrjpoiatod a::-, th •.••! r P* enipotoh’..i nrihs : o-nittodi 

bho, having, cotr^unicabed ilielr full pov>'ord found In rood -..nd tine for; 
davo agreed as .follov.'s ? 


C ha p e i r I» 

Hxport of Arn.’! ur.- l .AiTvrainiii''n 
nrticle I. 

She hiyn Contracting farti.is un'ior'tfix e to prohibit tho es.r.ort o'. 
th-i^ foilovin.T. arris of '.'or: rMliitor’' ol ail upparatus xor lee 

d'-r,char"-e of'all klr.o!? 'of - r'''"•r-otil-yr e:Kolos.i've or ry; s-di iftiny,, tl'dr 

-run-.'.do 3 . T-d.; hn riif; ri ; i od sxall-eore breoci- 


;er 


t orr-.f' E 


loadia; ^e;.pr,r,s o^' ull .veil 'tne exporl-iUon of a.ir..,ni ^ 

fer vise with auch arao. The prohibition of exyor va^ ion snail ap, i> -u 
■=.i ,. s'.ic. n.r‘'';E ahcl y.tL'’.un.i ci.on, ‘..h ..n ..er co.tpl .tt - 


in parts. 







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artin-; rosorva '..be ri.;5ht to .;r'mt, in respect ol' sr^ns '.■.’hoEo v.a? io not 
pronibited by International ba.v, export, liooncot t'O rr.eot tiic requiro-erta 
of ttioir ;over,OT.sr,t.5 cr tUooe of the loTsrHr.ent of ahy of the lli~h Cor- 
br.3Ci.ini7; bnt for no otVif^r p-:rcose, 

. . -vrb.'rainiticn adapted both to vvariilce and 

ai£-o to other purposes, tho Contractlri,; Parties rowservo to the-ipelves 

inn ri...hr, to deterxine frox the siae, docainatlcn, and other circuiri^tances 
oX t-uen shiprient-for wnat U3es it is intsnded njad to decide in each case 
v^hethor the provisions of this Article are applio:.ble to it. 

Article 2. 

j.ne ui^h Contracting P«trties undert.ojce to prohibit the export -of 
fireanrp and a'.nr.unition, ’.vheVner cor.piota or ir/parts, other than arms 
and rtunitiozis of tvar, to the areas and avocii'i&d 'in Article 6h 

Jveverthyiess, 2iotv;i thstandin- this pro.hiblti on, tho Hi^h Contract- 
Parties reserve che to r,rai5t export iieencGs on the uruisr- 

stanaiiip^taat eucti licences sr.aii he isene:? only by their ovm avAthori~ 
ties. by.ch auinoritien nuot GatiBf;'/ th^n:?Qlvos i?! advance that the ar.ns 
ot a.i.r.u!iu,tion for Anic). an export ilcence i.s requested are not inteiidod 
tor export to any destination, or .for dii^pos.al in any v.ay, contrary to 
the provislonfi cf tViis Convor.tioi)., 

Artie JO !5. 


bhipnonts tc be effected ruder contracts entered into box'’ort? the 
i^onin^.^ into xox'co of the r resen" Cofivention shall ba 'governed bv its 
provisions. 


Article 4. 


The .’Myh foriractirsy Parti 
to any country v^hich . refuses to 


os undertake 
accept the 


to pp-ant no export liconcoa 
utolaye under vmich it hus 


been placed,, or -vhica, after havin./ been placed under tf.Q tutelage of 
uny PoAor, may ea-oeavour tc obtain fro.ni any other Power any of the arr^s 
or a.'vcunitioa specil'ied in Article I and 2, . 


Article 6. 

A Central International Office, placed undor the control of the 
Lcayyie of h'ations, shall be optaldishod for the purpose cf collecting 
and preservin.y documents c'f all kinds exchanged by t.he High Contracting 
Parties v/itu regard to the trade in, and distribution of, the arms and 
ammunition specified in the present Convention* 


'S i • p ' y r .1 o -»* . • 







of the lugh Concracti>i-; Parties ebUI publish an re,,ort, 

. siicmin^ thG export licences v.hich it 'nay have j'.rantod, to.-other voi th tho 

Hies, and desti-xiation of the arr?ie and azrjiunitioij to v.hicn the ex- 
port licences referred« A copy of this report shall bo seat to tho 
Cuiitt'ai Interneticna} Office and to the SGcrotar;/“Oc-:iara.i of the Le 
of Nations. 

lurthof^ the Hi^^h Contracting Parties to send to the Central 

Intsrrnitionai ffica and to tho Sccretary-Oeneral of the League of 
ho,! i one . t ul i iStati^ti cal‘inforruation as to the quantities and do6'-iiia»- 
tion of all and anir.unition exported without iicoc.ee. 

’ I . 

Ghap to’r I, 

Import of Arms and /vra::iunitlon, Prohibited Areas and iloa^ 

• ■ oI‘ liaritirae Cuperviaion, . . 

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Article b. 

Ihe ll'tgh Cent meting Parties '.zndertake^ each as far us tl’ic territory- 
UT'.der Its ,:urisdiction is concor-riod, tc proldtit the imporj-utior. of the 
ixryob ^nd tion ^peo.-t fled in Articles i c.rA ir.to the .rolIav.la;>; 

tcrritoriUi areas, arid also to •prevx^nt thsir irnportatiori and tranoilorta-^ 
tier, in the nari'^inte sone defined oeiOk",': 

^ U> Tit** whei.e of the Contirif.nt of Africa v.itn the exception of Al ;uriii . 
Liby-r> and-the L'ni<?.n cf So^?th Al'r:^.oa- , , - , 

. ■ -r f- are iviciutlac'' aX\ lAlnads situated ’.'.*1. fjuur a, 

- ■’ .:!■. t Che coast, togoU.w ivfth'^'ri^icejs .Tv p-y: c ! 

i.'V '.d and laiands of Annobon uha Ooentra.- ■ . > 

(&.) Tri.r:3c.vuoa3ia. Poraiu, U*:-iar. the Arabian Pexiir;su.iu 

i pru't'i of Asia us were included in the Turkish ernpire .-i; 

{;*i) A rari-ri-^ 2 r: r:e, the hf^.d Son, the Gulf of a-dea, tt.e 

r.«rs:-an Ch.tll\ arid Sea of Onr«ah, and to .need hv a liac drawn frd;n C-.ipe 
G'-iriafui fcUgi'^icc rfae latitude of tr.at cftpa to its intersection .-Ko 
Ici-gitudd east of Groeriwicr.,'uact proeexititng tifence direct to tht 
ev«5»berrt frrtib^or of Persia in 'the uuif of ‘ . 

. iicenoeo for the irnpnrt of or s/air;-cnltvon ixiCO tab or- is 

defl”‘'*d above rray C6 issued. In t'u; Afrman area th*iy G/iSil be sno ii t"- 
to *:'.e r^^gals.tions apocified in Article 7-arid S or to aav 1 ;>cai rt^ .,1;'." 
tior*« oi a stricter nature vnjich nmy te i.a. fcrco* Ip ijio ootier areas 
specified in the .-.reserit Ax^-ticie, tbei'e xlcencws .^nali-'be {subioot to 
si-niWtr re.yAlatione pet, into effect by che >lover.a«v'nt.o-exorcis' nj-; ■j.ulhc'rfhy 

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COLTIDEt.'TlAL 


Chapter III. 

Supervision on Land 
Article 7^ 

Arms and ammunition imported under special licence into the pro¬ 
hibited areas shall be admitted only at ports designated for ‘chis purpose 

by the Authorities of bhe State, Colony, Protectorate or territory under 
mandate concerned. 

Such arms and ammunition must be deposited by the importer at his 
OAim risk and expense in a public warehouse under the exclusive custody 
and permanent control of the Authority and of its agents, of whom one 

at least must be a civil official or a military officero No arms or 

ammunition shall be deposited or withdrawn v.lthout the previous authori¬ 
zation of the administration of the State, Colony, Protectorate or terri¬ 
tory under mandate, unless the arms and ammunition to be deposited or 
v/ithdrawn are intended for the forces of the Government or the defence 
of the national territory. 

The withdrawal of arms or ammunition deposited in these warehouses 
shall be authorised only in the following cases: 

(1) For despatch to places designated by the Government vjhere the 
inhabitants are allowed to possess arms, under the control and responsi¬ 
bility of the local Authorities, for the purpose of defence against 
robbers or rebels. 

(2) For despatch to places designated by the Government as warehouses 
and placed under the supervision and responsibility of the local Authori¬ 
ties. 

(3) For individuals who can show that they require them for their 
legitimate personal use. 

Article 8. 

In the prohibited areas specified in Article 6, trade in arms and 
ammunition shall be placed under the control of officials of the Govern- 
mont and shall bo subject tc the following regulations: 

(1) No person may keep a warehouse for arms or ammunition without 
a license. 

(2) Any person licensed to keep a warehouse for arms or ammunition 
must reserve for that special purpose enclosed premises having only one 
entry, provided with two locks, one of which can be opened only by the 
officers of the Government. 

The person in charge of a w^arehouse shall be responsible for all 
arms or ammunition deposited therein and must account for them on demand. 
For this purpose all deposits or withdrawals shall be entered in a special 
register, numbered and initialled.' Each entry shall be supported by 
references to the official documents authorising such deposits or with¬ 
drawals. 

(5) V.o transport ot arms or nr-imunition shall' take placp without a 
rpooinl licc:ncc» 


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( 4 ) No withdrawal from a private warehouse shall take place except 
under licence issued by the local Authority on an application stating 
the purpose for which the arms or ammunition are required, and supported 
by a licence to carry arms or by a special permit for the purchase of 
ammunitiono Every arm shall be registered and stsjnped; the Authority 

in charge of the control shall enter on the licence to carry arms the 
mark stamped on the weapono 

( 5 ) No one shall without authority transfer to another person either 
by gift or for any consideration any weapon or ammunition which he is 
licensed to possess. 


Article 9. 

In the prohibited areas and zone specified in Article 6, the msinu- 
facture and assembling of arms or ammunition shall be prohibited, except 
at arsenals established by the local Government, or, in the case of 
countries placed under tutelage, at arsenals established by the local 
Government, under the control of the mandatory Pov/er, for the defence 
of its territory or for the maintenance of public order. 

No arms shall be repaired except at arsenals or establishments 
licensed by the local Government for this purpose. No such licence 
shall be granted without guarantees for the observance of the rules 
of the present Convention. 


Article 10. 

Within the prohibited areas specified in Article 6, a State which 
is compelled to utilise the territory of a contiguous State for the im^ 
portation of arms or ammunition, whether complete or in parts, or of 
material or of articles intended for armament, shall be authorised on 
request to have them transported across the territory of such State. 

It shall, however, when making any such request, furnish guarantees 
that the said articles are required for the needs of its own Government, 
and will at no time bo sold, transferred,or delivered for private use 
nor used in any way contrary to the interests of the High Contracting 
Parties. 

Any violation of these conditions shall be formally established in 
the following manners 

(a) If the importing State is a sovereign independent Power, the 
proof of the violation shall be advanced by one or more of the Repre«> 
sentatlves accredited to it of contiguous States among the High Contract^ 
ing Parties. After the Representatives of the other contiguous States 
have, if necessary, been informed, a joint enquiry into the facts by all 
these Representatives will be opened, and if need be, the importing State 
will be called upon to furnish explanations. If the gravity of the case 
should so require, and if the explanations of the importing State are 
considered unsatisfactory, the Representatives will jointly notify the 


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ctauo that all transit licences in its I’avour are siispended and 
tfif.t itii future requobts will be refused v;ntil it snail have furnished 

nev. arid satiel'uctory iiuaraatens. 

-..orTiis and conditionK of tho ^uararitees provided 'ey the present 
A'vicie snoii bo a reed upon pre'/iously the Represeatatives of tne 
cored ;uou3 St'&tos amon,- the Hi.-h Ccntracti n- Parties c These Hepresenta- 
ivva ahnli '’,0‘n:mjnic'5t:u t.o eacii otheras and when issued^ the transit 
licences qreriuerl fcy the oC/'aoetoDt au ihcri tiesr. 

tao iinpo?*tin,p S-tate has been placed binder the nandatcry system 
' st.ibl i-'nod l y tho League of Nations, the proof of the wiol atiori shall 
ty f-.vnTii.ihod by one of the Hijh Contracting Parties or on its own laitia- 
tilt? by the --•iii.o.aC.ory Power* The latter shall then notify or de^nand^ as 
tli.- once :.ay the suspension nnd future refusal of all transit licorices 
In -where violation has been duly proved^ no furr-? ar transit 

liw-nua aliuil ce .jr :.ad to tho offendin,, State without the previous con-” 

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.j ot Oounci] oi the Lea cue of Nations* 


If any i.rocQodior the part of the iT.oorting State or its dis- 
turoe:l condition sbocld threaten the public order of cne of the continuous 
v't ' Thi s i^/atories of tho prosont Gon/antion, the importation ia transit 
•-f ar s, uTH.-^ainiticii; riatc*rial and articles intendsd for armanient shall be’ 
;>,haud to tho impiortir.y State by all the contiguous Stat-es iintil order 
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Chapter iV* 


Maritime Supervieion 


article 11 


bvihject to any centrary previsions in existing special a^reo'iontSj 
or irt futc're a^roemontf. provided that in all cases such a^reciients 
co'T.r iy with tlio provisions of the present Conventio.np the eovorei^n 
itate or i'^aridalory Fowor shall carry out all supervision and police 
.moi*purer within territorial waters in the pronibited areas end zone 
fapecifir'd i :i Article 6* 


Article 12 o 

b.lth.in Uia prohibitod arc-xs and mariti.no jr ne specified in Article 
C, no native ver.sol of less than hOO tons burden ehaii bo allowed to 
ship, .■’ificharjo, or tranship arrat or fimuTiunition* 

>'‘or thiu purpose, a sresF-el dhall be cor-sldered as a .native vassol 
if i<he is eithsr owned by a native, or fitted out or coTrw.^mded by a 
r.'A ive, .. r if nore than half of tho crev/ are n.atives of the countrios 
'n.totirrn;; c i the Indian Ocean, the Rod fea, t.hc t'ersian Gulf, or th-a 

a-i Or.<an« 

'Tr.ij urovision does not apply to li.yhters or, b.ar-jos, mr to vesooXs 
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State, Colony, Protectorate or territory under mandate, where warehouses 
are situated. 

No cargos of arms or amircuxiition shall be Shipped on the vessels 
specified in the preceding paragraph without a special licence from the 
territorial authority, and all arms or ammunition so shipped shall bo 
subject to the provisions of the present Convention, 

This licence shall contain all details necessary to establish the 
nature and quantity of the items of the shipment, the vessel on which the 
shipment is to be loaded, the name of the ultimate consignee, and the 
ports of loading and discharge. It shall also be specified thereon that 
the licence has been issued in conformity with the regulations of the 
present Convention, 

The above regulations do not apply: 

(1) To arms or ammunition conveyed on behalf of the Government, proo* 
vided that they are accompanied by a duly qualified official. 

(2) To arms or ammunition in the possession of persons provided witii 
a licence to carry eirms, provided such arms are for the personal use of 
the bearer and are accurately described on his licence. 

Article 13. 

To provent all illicit conveyance of arms or ammunition within the 
zone of maritime supervision specified in Article 6 (3), native vessels 
of less than 500 tons burden not exclusively engaged in the coasting 
trade between different ports of the same State, Colony, Protectorate 
or territory under mandate, not going more than five miles from the shore, 
and proceeding to or from any point within the said zono, must carry a 
msuiifest of their cargo or similar document specifying the quantities and 
nature of the goods on board, their origin and destination. This docu¬ 
ment shall remain covered by the secrecy to whioh it is entitled by the 
law of the State to which the vessel belongs, and must not be examined 
during the prooeedings for the verification of the flag unless the inter¬ 
ested party consents thereto. 

The provisions as to the above-mentioned documents shall not apply 
to vessels only partially decked, having a maximum crew of ten men, and 
exclusively employed in fishing within territorial waters. 

Article 14, 

Authority to fly the flag of one of the High Contracting Parties 
within the »ne of maritime supervision specified in Article 6 (3) shall 
be granted only to such native vessels as satisfy all the three following 
conditions: 

1. The owners must be nationals of the Power whose flag they claim 
to fly. 

2. They must furnish proof that they possess real estate in the dis¬ 
trict of the authority to which their application is addressed, or must 
supply a solvent security as a guarantee for any fines to v/hioh they may 
become liable. 


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5* Such ovmers, as well as the captain of th© vessel, must furnish 
proof^hat they enjoy a good reputation,' and especially that they have 
nevoz^Sftvicted of illicit cCnveyahce of the articles referred to in 
the present Convention,. 

The authorisation must bo renewed ©very year. It shall contain 
the indications necessary to identify the vessel, the name, tonnage, 
type of rigging, principal dimensions^ registered number, and signal 
letters. It shall bear the date on which it was granted and the status 
of the official who granted it* . 

The name of the native vessel and the amount of her tonnage shall 
be incised and painted in Latlh characters on the stern, and the initial 
letters of the name of the port of registry, as well as the registration 
number in the series of the nundDers of that port, shall be painted in 
black on the sails. 


Article 16. 

Native vessels to which, under the provisions of the last paragraph 
of Article 13, the regulations relating td the manifest of the cargo are 
not applicable, shall receive from the territorial or consular authori¬ 
ties, as the case may be, a special licence, renewable annually and 
revocable under the conditions provided for in Article 19, 

* Article 16, 

The High Contracting Parties agree to apply the following rules in 
the maritime zone specified in Article 6 (3)s — 

1, Vvhen a warship belonging to one of the High Contracting Parties 
encounters outside territorial waters a native vessel of less than 600 
tons burden flying the flag of one of the High Contracting Parties, euid 
the commander of the warship has good reason to believe that the native 
vessel is flying this flag without being entitled to do so, for the pur«= 
pose of the iUicit conveyance df arms or ammunition, he may proceed to 
verify the nationality of the vessel by examining the document authoris¬ 
ing the flying of the flag, but no Other papers, 

2c VUth this object, a beat commanded by a commissioned officer in 
uniform may be sent to visit the suspected vessel after she has been 
hailed to give notice of such intention. The officer sent on board the 
vessel shall act with all possible consideration and moderation; before 
leaving the vessel the officer shall draw up a proces-verbal in the form 
and language in use in his own country. This proces-verbal shall state 
the facts of the case and shall be dated and signed by the officer. 

Should there be on board the warship no commissioned officer other 
than the commanding officer, the above-prescribed operations may be 
carried out by -ttie warrant, petty, or non-commissioned officer highest 
in rank. 

The captain or master of the vessel visited, as well as the witnesses, 
shall be invited to sign the proces-verbal, and shall have tiie right to a 
add to it any explanations v^ich they may consider expedient. 

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vi.^s docxiaient 15 not in proper order, the vosrei shall be oonJactod to 
the neartsl port ia 'cho ?.orio whero there is a co.-:>petont autnoriv/ of 

-ho Fov,or who&e -• la.^ has been ilcvni and shall bo handed over vo t'uch 
authority. 


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“ihoso iia;{; 'ohe vessel has floATi bo at so''te port at such a aistanse 
I tno poir.t of arrest that the warship Viould h.ave to leave nor statio. 
or ,/atrw4. to escort the captured voci-el to that port, the fore^oln^ 
rQy.ulation riood not be carried out. In soon a case, the vessel nt.ay 
ci^ to r-ho nearest port v.here there is a jotpotenl authority of 

one of .the Hi-h Ooatractin-:, Parties of ruttiona.l Ity other than that of 
the v.arsnt'p, and steps shall at‘one© be taken to nvtify xhe caotui© to 
tne ooiapptcnt authority rep ro sen tiny, the Power concerned. 


!!o prcceedi nys shall bo the vocsol nor crov^ until 

•cho nrr; ni of t.-o ropresentative of the Poivor vvnose flay the vessel 
•.vus • iyiny or '</: thout instructions fron hia. 

4. The prDccduro laid do.vn in -arayrap]* 3 nay be f'cUo//od if, after 
the verification of the flay and in spitfr of tne .roduotion of the nan- 
ileet, tha coionaiider of the ■war ship centinues to suspect the native 
vessel of orjyu^iny in tno illicit conveyance of arns or a'nnunition» 

Tne T'lyh lontractiny Forties concerned shall appoint in the ?.or.e 
uorr xL-orp a.l or -corisojar’ autnorities cr special reprerer.taxivee oo-epetont 
tc act in the forajony and shall notify their appoi ntiuar.t to che 

Central Office a-nd to tne other Contracting P.-rtieiU 

The suspected vessel may also be handed over to a warship of the 
nation'v-hose fia." sue has flowi, if tho lotxor cor.ser.ts to oharyo ' 

of her* 


Article l?o 


Tne iil,»h Contracting Parties agree to oo-vnaricate to tlic Cantrai 
Office epociir.on fonr.e of tne documents ruentionod in Articiee 12, id, 

14 and it, sti -wail as a detailed list of ti.e licences granted in accord- 
-.nco wiV'* the yrovjaioort of xais Chapter w^noru’/er £;uc.;i iicencoa aro 
printed. 

Article IS. 

The authority be: or© wnon the suspected vessel has lesi. breu. ht 
n.-.sll institute a fiiXl £nqu-i.r 3 ' in accordmica wit. tho laws and rules 
of V. 5 s country in the presence of en officer of the .avturitig Y;arst:ip. 

If it is prevod at this enquiry that t!.e fia^ has been Illegally 
f ; ovr; the? detained vessel vhis]! re'nain at rhe disprsai of tne captor, 
r.rd tnoso r'aaj^or.sit lo shall be brought before the courts of hie country- 

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Vc»ui-ei., 'Hs CGrriiot, bat that the vessel was in tha illicit con- 

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ti e co:.rt.o-^of the bt ite uiider v.hoiso fia,;^ the veesol sal led. Iho vessel 

heyrr^li una her car^^o suaii ren-tilu in charge of the authority direct!n • 
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Article 

Ar^ illicit co.ivoyunce or attested coriv^iyance logally estabiiahod 
iiv/i'.ns^ tho oac taiu or ayfn<:tr of a vessel authorised to'flj-'tiie flag of 
ocu of the Powers or no.lding the iicenca provided for i:/ 

art.leiu 15 Snail outa};. the in; lediuto vdfchdrawal of tho said authcriBa'iior. 
or liconcG. 

i].o P.ig!^ uontructing rartics v.’ili toke the .looossary iieasuros to 
ensure that, thoir territorial authorities or thoir consuls snail -seDd 
G ..ii© Centra^. Oif^cci certified cOi ies of ail aijth,orisatiQ.us to fly their 
f’a^ as po n as such HUthori Batio.is akali have coon granted, as '.veil as 
notice of ivithdrav/ul oi any suoli auth«oi;5.Ballon* I'hoy also undertake, to 
co’t'^unicato to the said office eopion of the licences provided for under 
Article 15. 


Article iiO, 

Tlie cortL’tiariJing officer of a ourshiy who nay h.av -3 detained a vessel 
ji .-orKi^n ag sh^i.. in all cubos .naitfi a report thereon to his 
:/Overiirnent, aiatinp; the grounds on which ho acted. 

An extract I’roin this report, to ;etKor with a copy of the proces- 
Yorbal i.r iv»c up by th'. oilicer, Afarra.nt oli icer, petty or non^coitiTnissi oned 
officer Sort on hoard t}>© vessel detained shall be sent as soon as possi- 
hi.© to the Central Offico and at t.hp to the Government whose 

flsi* the detained vessel was flying- 


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tchtioTi aad divorsio?! of the vessel or the measureB impose 1 upon Xior 
v.’or© Irregulul', ne ehnll fix the’arr.ount of cha ootopensatien due- If 
the capturing officer, or tho authorities to whom he is subject, do 
not accept tlie decision or contGct the amount of the Gompensation «,arded. 
t_.^ d.i.3puLie Ski.aXX be siib.m.i, oted to a court of amj.t{‘jAtioh oonsx&ti..iA.^ of 
c::\& arbitrator appointed by the Covcrnr.ent whose flag the vos^el was 
nyi:;g, one appointed by the aovon.rrient of the capturing officer, &:id 
f;n j^piro chosen by the two arbitrators thus appoixited. The two arbitra- 
tors shall be chocon, at far as poseitlo, from among the diplomatic, 
consuiur r?r Judicial offlcare of the High Contracting Fartlos- Thoao 


ftppoirt:7.or.ts rau?t ho made with the least possible daia}% and n-^tivos 

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Iha docision' ahali be corjr.unicabed to tho Gef.trui OiTico and to 
the Secretar}^-Gonerai of the Leajue of TJaiionSc 

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Article 

The toiitraot'ing Parties v/ho exoi ciiJ© aui.hority over territories 

within the prohibited areas and zone specified in Article 6 a-roe to take, 
BC far as each rasy bo concerned^ the moasuros requirod for the enforce^ 
Trent of tiit^ present Convention, and in'^jarticijiar for chQ prosecution ar;.d 
ropressioii of offerxes against the provisions contained tr.ereiru 

Ti'sy shall corpTnonicaU these measures to the Central Office and to 
the Secretery-Coneral of the League of Nations, and ahaU inform them 
of the competent authorities referred to in tho precodin;r ArticioSo 


Article 

The Higii Contraevin;--Parties wll.l use their best endeavours to 
seeuro tho ae^jession to the present Convention of other States ...embers 
of tho -E.eague of Nations. ' 

This accession shall be notified through tne diplomatic chan.nel 
to the Government of the French Republic, and by it to ail the signatory 
or adheri.i^ States, fha acdoesion will como into *orco from the date of 
8UCii nctifi cation to the French Governraent* 

Article 24o 

Tne h'i^^h Contracting Parties at^ree that if any dispute whatever 
should arise between them relating to the application of the present 
Oonvaotion which cannot be settled by ne^jotiabion, tlil s dispute shall' 
be Butmitted to an arbitral tribunal in conformity with the provisions 
of tho Cov’eaant of tne Lea-^,ue of Nations. 

Article 25. 

.411 tne provisions of former general international Conventions, 
ralatin^; to the matters dealt ’.vith in the present Convention, shall be 
coVjoidored as abroguced in so far as they are binding between the Powers 
wnich are Parties to tho present Convontion<,^ 

Article 26. 

The present Convention shall be ratified as soon as possible. 

b;ach Power will address its ratification to tl'.e French Govornmont, 
V'.o "viH inform all the other signatory Po.’ors." 












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Th« ratification* will rwroain deposited in the archives of the 
rroP-ch Goverranonto 


The present Convention ahall come into force for each Signatory 
Power from the date of the deposit of its ratification, and from that 
aoment that Power will be bound in respect of other powers which have 
already depoeited their i-atifioationa. 


^ On the coming into force of the present Convention* the French 
government wil. transmit a certified copy to the Powers which under the 
..roaties of Peace have undertaken to accept and observe it« and are in 
aoneequence placed in the same position as the Contracting Parties, 

Tho names of these Powers will be notified to the States which accede. 

In faith whereof the above-named Plenipotentiaries have signed the 
present Convention. 

Done at Paris^ the tenth day of Septemberj, one thousand nine hundred 
**^*^,.^*'^*^^®°* ainglo copy which will remain deposited in the archives 

the Goremment of the French Republic, and'of which authentic copiaa 
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appendix: IV 


ConT«tii:ion for th* Supervision of tho International Trade 
in A.rm» ami AoimunitioTj and in Implement a of War* 

the Onitod State® of America^ Austria^ Belgiumj Brasilp 
th i Hritish feiiipires Canada^, the Irish Free State and India,, Bulgariii.,, 
Chile, China, Coloinl)i&,. Denmark, Elgypt, Spain^ Esthonia, Abyssinia, 
Finiaudp Fraiwe, Grtf*»ce^ Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latrir, Lithuania, 
Lv.iremburg, NicaraguaNorway, Panama, the Netherlands , Fersia, Poland;. 
Portugal, aoumnia, Salvador, Siam* Sweden, Switrerland, the Kingdom 
of the Serbs,, Croat# and Slovenes, Cseohoslovakia^ Turkey, Ufiiguey and 
VoueJtuola. 

Whereas the intaruational trade in arms and Buomunition and in iraple* 
ui^uts of var should be «ubjeat to a general and effective aysfcem of super® 
vision and publicity^ 

Wher'»0J5t sv\ch a ay stem is not provided by existing Treaties and 
Conventions % 

Whereas izi relation to certain areas of tlie world a special, supor^ 
vision of this trade is necessary in order to reader more effective the 
ZLoasure# adopted by the various Governments as f’Sgards bor-h the import 
c.f such amv and aiamunition and implements of wi&r into areas and 

tUsir export therefromj and 

Whereae th-s export or import of ama, asemiuiiiion or implenciente,. 
oee of which in wer 1« prohibited by Internatiunaji lsw„ must not be 
pericitted for auch purpose; 

decided to conclude a Convontion and have accordingly appointed 
their Plonipotentiariasv (omitted)^ 

tihor, h-a.ving conaziunicafced their full powers, found in good and due 
iorm, riavjv agreed as follows: 


Chapter 1. 

Categories* 

Article X 

For the purposes of this present Convention, flvs Categories of »rm«, 
druuviniticm njrA implement# are ettablisheds 

Category Xo 

ArmiWf, AjBmunitian and Xa?piomont# of War exciuwlvely do«igy*»d 
and intsndad for Land,. Sea or Aarial Warfarou 

A., Anna., Simtiuaition and implerntjuts exclusively designed and intended 
c.v- 3 s».e ox- aerial warfa.v^j-., which iire or shall be cciaprised in the 

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dofanition, .re covered by other 

twel.ftld™:;ore co.pri„d la the following 

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ffliitkatft,. carbinas. 

U) feohlne-gun., autoeuitio rin., .ad raaoMoe-pietble of .11 o.libree 
(fc/ Mounti7igs for i^chlnd-guo®j 
(c) Iiiterruptier g:«ar«o 

^he arm. emmeratod in Noe, 1 «,d 2 

G^-.ighting apparato. including aerial gun-aight. and bomh-eight* 
and fira-control apparatus, 

(a' Cannono long or short, and huwitjers, of a calibre lass thaui 
5o9 inches (15 cm.){ 

(b) C^on, long or abort, and howitsersp of a calibre of 6,9 inchee 
Ub cm*) <5r aboves 

(c) Ui^rtare of all kinds> 

recuparatorsp acceseorie® for mountings. 
Frojectaos and aaEaunition for the anas enumerated in No, 6 
Apparatus for the discharge of bomba, torpedoes, depth ohargea and 
other kind« of pro.j^ctiloa. 

(a) Grenades, 

(b) Biuabs; 

(d> T^pedoor* fioatlng, depth charges- 

Appliacctfa for u*«c with the abo-ifo arnas and apparatus, 

Bayonetsc 

Xanks ar,.d araoured car®, 

Am« and autmimitlon not epeolfied in the abovt# Numeration-, 


8. -* Component parte, oompletely fJnl.hed, of the article, covered 
0., A above, il oapahle of being uttll.ed only in the eseeably or repair 
0 . thh said art-iclaai, or us spars parts*. 


Category II. 

\mf and Anncujiition capable of Us© both for 
and O-Uiar Purpose#, 


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Ae 1. Pi^to' H and revo.lvarsp automatic or e-slf^ioading, and dovolopm^nts 
oi the same, designed for singia-handad use or fired from th-a 
shoulder, of a oalibr© greater than 6*5 nw. and langth of barro-l 
greater than 10 cm. 

2o Pira-arma designed, intended or adapted for non-military purposes 
such as aport or porsonal defence, that will .fire certridgea than' 
cftn be fired from fire-am« in Category I;, other rifted flr««ame 
firing from the shouidery of » calibre of-6 mm. or above, not jn-- 
o. .ided in Category with tlie exception of rifled fire-arms with 
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the exoteptioQ of Mnraunition covered by Category I- 
4-, i^words and Xajicefl. 

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2* Aircraft engines. 

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n., such afc pi«tola and r^jvolvers of all raodels, rifled weapon# 
with 8 "break-down" action, other rifled flr©»arms of a oalibre 
of than 6 am., designed for firing from the shouider. amooth- 

bcr© ahot-guJis, gun* with more thejn one barrel of which at laaet 
on© barf»»l ie smooth-bore^ fire-arms firing rlmflro ammunition, 
mu2«:.l«»loading fire-arms. 

Chapter II, 

iiuperriaicn and ^Mblicity, 

Article 2. 


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export of aj'tio.leB covered by Category X, except in accordance with txi© 
i‘v i 1 owl ng cond 11 ion »s 

1, Th© export ehali be for a direct supply to the Goverixmont of thss 
imporvlng State, or.^with tbs consent of such Government^, to a 
public euthoi'ity subordinate to iti 
?.. AZi. order in wA-itixig, which shall be signed or'endorsed by a, repre¬ 
sentative of the imx>orting Ckivernuient duly authorised so to act, 
-hall have been prestmted to tli« competent authcrties of the export 
ocfuntry. This ord<er ahali atate that the articles to b« exported 
required for delivery to the iirporting GovM'um^nt or public 
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Article 5, 

Novarthelesot. export for supply to prirat© persons may be permitted 
in the following casess 

1, Articles covered by Category 1 exported direct to a manufacturer 

of war material for use by him for the requirements of his industry^ 
provided their import has been duly authorised by the (rovemment 
oV the importing coimtry; 

Z, Hiflee, muskets and carbines and their ammunition exported for 

supply to rifle associations formed for the encouragement of indi“ 
/iduai sport and duly authorised by their own Government to use 
them^ the import of which is not contrary to any other provisions 
of the present Convention, Such arms and ammunition shall be sent 
direct to the Government of the importing country for transmission 
by such GrOYernment to the associations for which they are suppliedc 

3, Samples of »-rtides covered by Category I exported for demonstration 
purposes direct to a trade representative of the exporting manu= 
faoturers, such representative being duly authorised by the Govern¬ 
ment of the importing country to rsceive themio 

in the above-mentioned casesj, an order in writings endorsed by the 
Government of the iniporting country or by its representative duly authorised 
so to acti,-iDUst have been presented to the authorities of the exporting 
country. It shall contain all the information necessary to show that the 
order is properly mtide under this Articleo 

Article 4, 

Poriaission to export under Articles 2 and 3 shall be signified by a 
licence. An export declaration^ if filed with and approved by the competent 
authorities of the exporting country, may take the place of a licence. 

Such licence or declaration must contains 

(a) A description sufficient for the identification of the articles 
to which it relates, and giving their designation according to 
the headings in Category I, and their number or weight; 

(b) The name and address of the export; 

(c) The name and address of the Importing consignee; 

(d) The name of the Government which has authorised the impart. 

Each separate consignment which crosses the frontier of the exporting 
countryf whether by land^ water or air^'shall be accompanied by a document 
containing the particulars indicated above. This document may be either 
the licence or export declaration or a certified copy thereof or a certifi¬ 
cate issued by the Customs authorities of the exporting country* stating 
that the consignment is exported under licence or export declaration in 
accordance with the provisions of the present Convention. 

Article 5. 

The articles covered by Category II shall only bo exported under cover 
of an export document, which may be either a licence issued by the competent 
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filed with theuio If the legislation of th© importing country requires the 
endorsement of a duly authorised rapresentatiTe of its Government 4 , and if 
this fact has been notified by the said Government to the Government of the 
exporting country, then such an endorsement must have been obtained and 
submitted to the competent authorities of the exporting country before the 
export may take place« 

Neither the licence nor th© export declaration shall entail any respon® 
sibility upon the Government of the exporting country as to the destination 
or ultimate use of any consignment* 

Nevertheless, if the High Contracting Parties consider, on account of 
the site, destination or other circjunstanoes of a consignment, that the 
arms and ammunition consigned are intended for war puposes, they undertake 
to apply to such consignment the provisions of Articles 2, 3 and 4* 

Article • 

As a preliminary to a general system of publicity for armaments irre*=> 
spective of their origin, the High Contracting Parties undertake to publish, 
within two months of the close of each quarter, a statistical return of 
their foreign trade during this quarter in the articles covered by Categories 
I and II* This return shall be drawn up in accordance with the specimen 
forms contained in Annex I to the present Convention and shall show under 
each heading appearing in Categories I and II in Article 1 the value and 
the weight or number of tlie articles exported or imported under a licence 
or export declaration^? allocated according to country of origin «r 
deetinationo 

In all cases where the consignment comes from, or Is sent to, a terri¬ 
tory possessing an autonomous Customs system, suoh territory shall be 
shown as the country of origin or destination. 

The High Contracting Parties further undertake, so far as each may bo 
concerned, to publish within the same tinie«-limits a return containing the 
same Information in respect of the consignments of articles covered by 
Categories I and II to other territories placed under their sovereignty, 
jurisdiction, protection or tutelage, or under the same sovereignty, 
jurisdiction, protection or tutelage* 

The first statistical return to be published by each of the High Con® 
tracting Parties shall be for the quarter beginning on the first day of 
January, April, July or October, subsequent to the date on which th© present 
Convention comes into force with regard to the High Contracting Party 
concerned. 

The High Contracting Parties undertake to publish as an annex to the 
above-mentioned return the text of the provisions of all statutes, orders 
or regulations in force within their territory dealing with the export and 
import of articles covered by Article 1, and to include therein all pro¬ 
visions enacted for the purpose of carrying out the present Convention. 
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Article ?• 

Th© High Contracting Parties, in all cases covered by Category 
undertake to publish within two months of the close of each quarter a 
return for that quarter, giving th© information detailed below for each 
vessel of war constructed, in course of construction or to be constructed 
within their territorial Jurisdiction on behalf of the Grovemment of‘another 
State: 

(a) The date of the signing of the contract for the construction of 
the vessel, the name of the Government for which the vessel is 
ordered, together with the following data: 

Standard displacement in tons and metric tons; 

The principal dimensions, namely: length at water-line, 
extreme beam at or below water-line, mean draft at 
standard displacement! 

(b) The date of laying th© keel, the name of tho Government for which 
the vessel is being constructed, together with the following data: 

Standard displacement in tons and metric tons; 

The principal dimensions, namely: length at water-lino, extreme 
beam at or below water-line, moan draft at standard dis¬ 
placement; 

(c) Th© date of delivery, the name of the Government to which the 

vessel is delivered, together with the following data with respect 
to tho vessel at that date: * 

Standard displacement in tons and metric tons; 

Tho principal dimensions, namely: length at water-line, 
extreme beam at or below water-line, mean draft at 
standard displacement; 

As well as the following information regarding the armament in¬ 
stalled on board the vessel at tho date of delivery and forming 
part of the vessel’s normal armament: 

Number and calibre of guns; 

Number and calibre of torpedo-tubes; 

Number of bomb-throwers; 

Number of machine-gunso 

The above information concerning th© armament of the vessel shall be 
furnished by means of a statement signed by the shipbuilder and counter¬ 
signed by the commanding officer or such other representative fully author¬ 
ised for the purpose by the Government of the State to whom tho vessel is 
delivered* Such statement shall be transmitted to the competent authority 
of the Government of the constructing coirntry* 

Whenever a vessel of war belonging to one of the High Contracting 
Parties is transferred, whether by gift, sale or other mode of transfer, 
to the Government of another State, the transferor 'jndertakes to publish 
within two months of the close of the quarter within which the transfer is 
effected the following information: 

The date of transfer, the name of the Government to whom the vessel 
has been transferred and the data and information referred to in paragraph 
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3y tho standard displacoraent in the preeoat Articla le.to bo undar* 
atood tho dispiacomant of. the veaeei completot, fully maimodj, engined and 
equipped ready for eea^. including all armament and ejnmunitionf equipment^ 
outfit^ provisions and fresh water for crewj. miscolianeoue stores and 
ir.plaments of esrory description that are intended to be carried in ware 
but without fuel or roserve feed-^water on boardo 

Article 8o 

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 7, if the transport 
of any vessel of war is carried out otherwise than by such vessel*8 own 
motive power or towage, the vescelj, whether assembled or in component 
parts^ and the arTnement thereof will become subject also to the provision* 
of thi* Convention asif they were included in Category la 

Article 9« 

Xhe High Contracting Parties undertake to publish*, within six months 
of the close of bach quarterp a return for that quarter of the export of 
aircraft and aircraft engines, giving quantities exported and their allo=» 
cation a-ccording to country'of destination. 

Article 10, 

Subject to the provisions of Chapter III*, the articles covered by 
Gategoriee 1/ and Y may be exported without fonaalitioa or rostrictioniio 

Article 11 3 

The High Contracting Parties undertake not to apply a more favour¬ 
able regime to imports of articles referred to in Article 1 coming from 
territories of non-contracting States that that which they will apply to 
euch imports coming from territories of contracting States, and to aubject 
these imports, of whatever origin, to the seme conditiona of author!sation 
anvif so far as possible, of publicity. 

CaiPTER IIIo 

Special Zonejio 

Article 12^ 

The High Contracting Partioe agree that the provisions of thi* 
Chapter apply to the territorial and maritime mrieB hereinafter defined 
and referred to in the present Convention as the '’special aones”, 

1, Laiid xone, 

(a) The whole of the continent of Africa, with the oxoeption of 
Egyptp Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, tha Spanish posseesiona in 
North Africa*, Abyssinia, and of the Union of South Africa 
together with the territory under its mandate, and of 
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This aone alao includes Idle adjacent islands which arc situated with¬ 
in 100 marine miles from tlxe ccaet tdiereof and also Prince’s Island ( 
(Principe) in the Bight of fiiafra, St» Thomas (Sao Thome)^ Annobon and 
Socotra, but does not include tiie Spanish islands situated to the north 
of the parallel of Z6^ North latitude* 

(bj The Arabian peninsulaj. Owadar,, Syria and Lebanonj Palestine and 
Transjordan, and Iraq, 

2v JHaritime zoneo 

A maritime zone, which includes the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden^ the 
Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and is bounded by a line drawn from and 
^following the latitude of Capo Guardafui bo the point of intersection with 
longitido 57® East of Greenwich and proceeding thence direct to the point 
at which the eastern frontier of Gwadar meets the sea* 

Article 13* 

The High Contracting Parties undertake not to export or to pennit 
articles covered by Categories II, IV and V to be exported to places 
within the special zones, unless a licence has been issued in conformity 
with the conditions defined in Article 14* 

An export declaration, if filed with and approved by the competent 
authorities of the exporting countryp may take the place of a lioenoeo 

The High Contracting Parties also undertake^ each in respect of any 
territory under its sovereignty, jurisdiction, protection or tutelage 
situated within the special zones^ not to pomdt articles covered by the 
categories above /aontioned to be imported into such territory unless their 
import has been authorised by the authorities of the territory concerned. 
Such articles shall only b© admitted into territory within the special 
nones at such ports or other places as the authorities of the State, colony, 
protectorate or mandated territory concerned shall designate for this 
purpose* 


Article 14* 

Tl)© High Contracting Parties undertake not to issue the export licences 
nor to approve the export declarations required under Article 12 unless 
they are satisfied that the oonditioas stated in paragraph (a) or (b) here- 
of are fulfilled and also, as regards articles covered by Categories I and 
II, the conditions laid down in Articles 2, 3, 4, and 5* 

(a) That, if any export is being made to territory under the sovor- 
eighty, jurisdiction, protection or tutelage of a High Contracting Party, 
articles covered by Categories I, II and IV to which the licence or export 
declaration applies are required for lawful purposes and that the authori¬ 
ties of the territory to which they are consigned are willing to admit them^ 
and that, in the case of articles covered by Category V, a copy of the 
licence or export declaration has been sent to the authorities aforesaid 
before the export takes place. 

(b) That, if an export is being made to territory which is not under 
the sovereignty, jurisdiction, protection or tutelage of a High Contracting 
Party, articles covered by Categories I, II, IV and V are required for 
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Artlcl« i5o 

Tho High Contracting Parties undertake to publish;, in addition bo 
the returns provided for in Article 6 and Article 9 in respect of articles 
covered by Categories II and I?, a return of articles covered by Cat 0 « 
gory V exported to territory situated within the special ©nee. This 
return shall be published within the some time-limits and at the sam© 
intervals as those provided in the first paragraph of Article 6, and shall 
contain, as far as possible, the earn© particulars. 

Article 16c 

The trade in articles covered by Categories I, II, IV and V within 
the special zones shall be placed under the suporvizion of officials of 
the authorities of the State, colony, protectorate or manviated territory 
concerned. 

The admission and transit of and trade in such articles within the 
said zones shall also be subject to the provisions of Section I, P? 1 and 
2, of Annex ll of the present Oonvontion, to which provisions the High 
Contracting Parties undertake to conformo 

An authorisation must be given by a duly authorised representative 
of the authorities aforesaid in each case before any such articles may b© 
reconsigned to any place outside the territory to which they have been 
admittodo 


Article 17, 

The manufacture, assembly and repair within the special zones of 
articles covered by Categories I, 11, IV and V shall be subject to the 
provisions of Section I, PP 3, of Annex II of the present Convention, to 
which provisions the High Contracting Parties undertake to conform. 

Article 13. 

The High Contracting Parties undertake, each in respect of any terri® 
tory under its sovereignty, jurisdiction, protection or tutelage situated 
within the special zones, not to permit the transit by land across such 
territory of articles covered by Categories I, II, IV and V when their 
destination is another territory also situated in the special zones, un« 
less their transport to their destination is assured and the authorities of 
the latter territory have authorised their import. 

The prohibition referred to in the above paragraph shall not apply 
to the transit of such articles through a territory situated in the special 
zones when their destination i« territory of one of the High Contracting 
Parties not included in the said zones, provided that their transport to 
their destination is assured, 

Ifj for the purposes of transport to a territory situated within the 
special zoneS;, it is necessary to pass through a contiguous territory like« 
wise situated within the said zones^ transit shall bo permitted^, subject 
always to the conditions laid down in the first paragraph hereof, at the 
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iuth ri*.;;.oe '^uKx'antKtt that the articles in respect of which the request ia 
r.}t *i.t any ti-Lo be aold^. or otherwise iransl’erred^ contrary to 
. v^'Viriicnn of tV.e present Conventloac Weverth-aiess., if the attitude 
rr iho d. rtuf'beri ooridition of ti.o importing Stat.® coaebitutea a. threat to 
V’v.ovi or vcllic order, perraisslon for transit aiiall be refused to such 
b bhv j-uti.oritiae of all iuch irontiguous territories until thifi 
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to nr*y contrary pro?ialone In oxisi.ing special agreemonta or 
.n ’vny VuturQ a>:ree',,ent£« provided that in all cases auch af/oemants other- 
■i C(.>i.piy v^ltih the provisions of the presoiit Convontion, the High Con- 
::i2:cc..:ig Parties figrec^ that in tiie special jjones th* authorities of the 
Jtat;'!. colony, protectorate or mandated territory conoemed ahall carry 
ont withir. their t«»rritor.ial waters th© supervision «ncl polica meaearoa 
■ •'jcei,i»ary for th-^^ application of the present Convention. 

Article 20. 

Ihr- high Contr«ct’'ng Parties agree that ?.’ithin the sj.)eci&l sones no 
JMtivM vosswi, as hereinafter defined, of less that 600 tons (net tonnage) 
iha] 1 be allo•^veri \,g Rhip, discharge or tranship articles covarod by Cato« 
,y^^ics I,, IX, IV end Vt 

A vosooi rthall be daeaed to b» a native vessel if she is either owned 
fitted out or cot;u/itinded by a native cf any country bordering on the Indian 
of th*^ laeridiaa of 9£^ 2aat of Greenwich and north of the 
j.artKll Hi of 11^ houtii latitude* the Red Sea* the Persian Gulf^ or tn» Gulf 
or O.ft.ait, or if at least one-half cf the crew are nitivus of such countries. 

?h« i-trirrisioiin of paragraph 1 hereof do not apply to lightars or bargee 
or t'.< veas-?!-?* engaged exclusively in the coasting trs^do betwoan different 
port'.* of the sariiu btaro, coloayj protactorsCo or mandatod territory viiaro 
V..''.ronoua-i' nitviatod^ The conditio’is under which articles corerod by • 

-'-.Hte .orioft J.r Ily TV and V may be carried by such v^iasels ar# laid down in 
A of' S-ctior 11 of Annex II of the present Convention^ to which the High 
G;*r)ti.-ac‘Cir.g Part.lea u^idartake to conform.. 

Th-’ provisions of this Article and of Section IJ„ PP 1, of Annex II 
•te not ap;)/. ' 

fa; To fumavAvnitiori or impj©Aaout® oarrif^d on behalf of a Govern-*' 

.. :nt I.* : (onicr an authorisatiori or accompariiad by a duly author!«od 
■ iiuch 'Tovernrront; of 

lb; If.' ‘iivi { and amaiunition in the possession of person* provided 
.-ith a licence to carry ar-na on tie condition teat such arma are for the 
uie- ..-f the bearer ».n.d are accurately described in such liconco,. 

.4rti-3le 2i. 

Tm uign Contracting Parties agrc'© that, «ith the object of p,r«>vent“ 

: c; /»,, illicit ocii'/eyanca withir the specia.l zcne& of articles coverel by 
-.ji: Ti, IV {>no VI, all oative veti^slfi R.ithin th5» rfte.a.Qirig of 













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Art icia SO ra-jBt curry a miuufBst of thair cargo or a similar documon't 

H r’ 600ds oo board, tbalr origin 

h^i manifoat shall ronus-in covered bv the seoreoj to 
rt s entitled hy th* ia« of the 5Ute to nhioh the vessel balongs. 
^..d ra.st r.cf. bo oxa-niaod during proceeding* for the vorifioatiori of the 
»Jai,, unless tii,i jntoroBtod party oonsantt thereto. 

Ihf. rrov or thxfv Article AhalX not apply to? 

^^xolu^ively engaged iu th» co»)«Uag. trad© betwoan differ* 

fens* poi-U. of the. S^tata, colony, protectorate or mandated 

territcry; ov 

in carrying ams» airimunition mid implemonts on 
behalf of a Government under the conditions def.i,ried in Article 
r.O (a) and proceeding to or from any point within the aaid 
gone©, or 

Veeselo only partially deokeci^ iiaving a maxinrum crow of tan men^ 
anioiciuelvoly employed in fishing within territorial waters* 


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Article :?2o 

The illgh Contracting Parties agree that no authoriaation to fly the 
* ag of Hiiy of moh High Contracting Parties shall be granted to native 
of Ie»« thar* i/30 tons (o.et tofinage) a.s do/’ineci m Article 20* 
^.,TC>»p‘v }n aocordancw with the conditions prs«crib«d in Section 11* fjp a 
5 and -l., of ^<nnox li. of the present Convention. JJurh authori aatioa* which 
Mttii bw :rt wi-iting,. ahsall be renewed every year and shall contain the 
r-vrtiou;.H-» to identify the ves»el* the name, tonnage* type of 

principal diaaonsion«* reglsfeeved number «r.d signal letters if 
M:j:. Xt risTi.M dale on which it granted, and the ftUtu& of 

*■’'« officia.l hiho girenied it. 


Art!ole 22 b 


Hr ii-igh Coritrj?.ctlng Part.ic-w agreo to comrautiicato to auy other high 
CcvT-.rsct,.r,g Party who »n r«.iu«stt the forms of the docuiimnts" to be issued 
ly uhM; u:,der Ar doles 20 (.»), Zl «id 22 and Sestion U, PP 1, of .vonex iJ 
^■••f t.htT prvaor.i; Conr-^-nt.ior., 

rht Hipi Conti soting r&rtiti-4s further agree to take all a®c;e» 5 a.ry 
I'-wd-vurop to en»wr» that the following docinnents shall be supplied a*s soon 
poi&U\hi to axty other Higij Contracting Party wio has a-equested the saraet 
..a) Certified aopi«»i of all «.\jtho/i»a.tioiia to fly the flag gra/it»d 
'■ n'ixr the pv'ovi.'jiona of Article 22; ^ 

(>') Tu'/tloe of the withdrawal of such authorisatiwos * 

ic) Cc'p.loA of auT-hori^ation* issued under Section II* PP 1* of Annex 11 

Articio 24* 

ThA hi eh Contracting Ptirtis* •^PP^-y in the maritirae mno the 

f.s iu:id down in Amjejc 11* Section II, PP S, of th« present 

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Article 26j 

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Contracting Parties agree that any illicit conveyance or 
attempted ooni^eyaaoe legally eatabliahed against tiie captain or c^er 
ol a vessel authorised to fly the flag of one of the High Contracting 
art^es, or holding the licence provided for in Section 11^ PP I, of 

th Convention, shall entail the immediate V*th^ 

aranai of tho said authorisation or'licenceo 


Article 26* 

, . ^contracting Parties who have under tiieir sovereignty, 

juriodictioE. protection or tutelage territory situated within tho special 
zones, unciertaice, ao far a« each is concerned, to take the necessary mea¬ 
sures to ensure the application of the present Convention and, in particu* 
iar, the prosecution and punishment of offences against the provisions 
thereof, and to appoint the territorial and consular officers or competent 
special representatives for the purpose * 

They will communicate these measurGS to such High Contracting Parties 
as shall have expressed the desire to be informed thereof, 


-irticle 27o 

Contracting Parties agr©t> that the provisions of Articles 
.t.e to 25 inclusive and of Annex II of the proeent Convention establishing 
a certain regime of suporvieion in the special soneo shall not be inter¬ 
preted, a« reg-rds auc-h High Contracting Parties as have no territory 
insdor their sovereignty, jurisdiction, protection or tutelage within or 
Immediately adjacent to the said special zones, either as constituting an 
obligation to apply the regime defined in the above«mentioned provisions 
or involving their responaibility with respect to the application of 
tnifi regimon 

tJowsver. t;.e said Bigh Contracting Parties *htU cooform to the pro- 
Tipions of Articles P.Z. 23 and 25. which relate to tlie conditions under 
enioii netlve vessels under tOO tons (net tonnage) ciay be autnorised to 
?ly tne rJag of such High Coitracting Parties. 

OHAFTKK IV. 

Speciail Proviaionae 

Article 28* , • 

Abyjj,iuia, desirous of rendering as effective as posBioie the supor=- 
vision,of the trad© in arras and araraunitlon ani in implements of war, which 
it the subject of the present Convention, hereby undertaken, in tht/freo 
^'lerciue of her aoversign right#, to put into force, so far'aa cunceras 
her uvr territory, all regulatlonsj wiiich may be necesRarj,' to fulfil the 
provA«icn» of Artlclea 32 to 18 inclusive of the «Hid Convention i'tlating 
exports, iripnrts ajid the tranaport of snofi, am.vjnition and impiamecta 
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^‘>ntractlng Partio# take notwof the above imdartakingt. and„ 

• ^ fiWa-thy with the deairo of Abyasinia to render a« effeotivo 

%» poaaibla tbe auporvieion of the trade in arms and ammunition and in 
implementa of war, hereby lindertake to conform to the provieioue of the 
abovre-=.ayntionecl Articles »o far aa concerns Abyssinian territory, and to 
respeot .he regulations put into forco^ in accordance with the said under-* 
taxing, oy Abyssinia as a sovereign State, 

if a State^ at present included in the special sones, should at the 
aoaient of its aocession tc the present Convention assume with reopect to 
^ts own territory the same imdertakings a» those set forth in the first 
paragraph of this Article,, and alaOp when such State possesses & seaooast, 
those contained in Articles 19 to 26 inclusive in so far as the sortie are ' 
applicable, the High Contracting Parties hereby declare that they vill 
..onaider such State aa exoluded from the said jionea from the date that 
its soceasion i)aco.nes effective as specified in As-ticle 41 and that they 
will accept as regards such State the obligations set forth In the second* 
paragraph of the present Article, and alao, whon tho State excluded po-^ssesses 
a sea-^coaet. the obligations of Articles 19 to 27 inclusive in ao far as 
they are applicable* 


Article 29o 

The high Ciontracting Parties agree to accept reservations which may 
oe mado by Esthoniit, FinTanJ. batrta. Poland and Kouioanla at tha moment 
04 their signature of tli® present Convention and which shall suspend in 
respect of these States, until the accession of Kussia to the present 
Convention, the application of Articles 6 and 9, as regards both export 
to ^d itnport into those countries by tiie High Contracting Parties^ These 
reservations shall not be interpreted as preventing the publication of 
statistioe in aoccrdanoo with the law« and regulations in effect witixin 
the territory of any high Contracting Party.- 

Article 30. 


The high Contracting Parties who possosa extra-territorial juris- 
diction in the territory of another State party to the present Convention 
undertake in caBes whore the rules of this Convention cannot be enforced 
by Uie local courts as regards their netic.-mia in such territory to pro^^ 
mbit all action by such nationals contrary to the piovisiona of tho 
pz’osent Cciiivarbion^ 


GHAPTSR y. 

Cfonefal Pro vis ions, 

Article 31» 

The provisions of the. present Convention are complotad by those of 
I and Ii„ which have the aomo value and shall enter into force at 
‘.).s same time a« the Convoation itcelfe 

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Article 32. 

The High CoEtxacting Parties agree that th© provisions of th© present 
Convsntion do not apply? 

(a) To amis or affimimition or to implsments of war fonvarded froia t©rri= 
tory under the soversignty, jurisdiction^ protection or tutelag© 

of a High Contracting Party for th© us© of th® ariasd forces of 
such High Contracting Party, wherever situated, nor 

(b) To anas or a^iaroimition carried by individual meabors of such forces 
or by other persons in th® s©rvj.ce of a High Contracting Party and 
required by tbem by reason of their callings nor 

(c) To rifles, mus kots, carbines and th© nooessai’y amsiunitioa thera^ 
for, carried by maabere of rifl© clubs for the sole purpose of 
individual use in international competitions in marksmanshipo 

Artiol® S3c 

In time of war, and without prejudice to th® rules of neutrality, 
the provisions of Chapter II shall be suspendod from operation until th© 
r©store.tion of peace so far as concerns any consignment of anas or aiimiuni^ 
tion or of iaplements of war to or on behalf of a belligerent. 

Article 34. 

All th© provisions of general international Conventions anterior to 
th© dat© of th© present Convention, such-as th© Convention for the Control 
of the Trade in Arms and Aimunitiov:i and th© Protocol signed at St. Gormin^ 
©n-Laye on Septsisber iObh, 1919 shall be considered as abrogated in so far 
as they relate to th© matters dealt v/ith in the prosant Convention and are 
binding between the Poworo which are Parties to th© present Convention. 

The present Convention shall not b© d®em©d to affect any rights and 
obligations which may arise out of th© provi83.ona either of the Covenant 
of th® League of Nations or of the Treaties of Peace signed in 1919 and 
1920 at Versailles, Heuill;/, St. Goriaain and Trianon, or of th© Treaty 
Limiting Haval Armaments aignsd at Ttfashington on February 6th, 1922 or of 
any other treaty, convention, agreement or ©ngagoment concerning prohibit 
tion of import, export or transit of arms or ammunition or of iE^lements of 
warj nor, without prejudice to th© provisions of th@ present Convention, 
itself, shall it affect any other treaty, convantion, agreement or engage® 
mont other than those referred to in paragraph 1 of the present Artiol® 
having as its objact th© supervision of import, export or transit of arms 
or ammunition or of implemonts of waro 


Artiol© 35. 

Th© High Contracting Parties ogre© that dispiitos arising between them 
relating to th© int©rpr©tation or application of this Convention if 

they cfinnot b© settled by direct negotiation, b© referred for decision to 
ths Permanent Court of International Justice. In oas® either or both of 


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OrtobaJ Istr^igor^or^'’' ''' Convention'of 

190?^. or 1.0 some other court 6f Arbitration. 

Artiolo 36.: 

•’ioat^on f/'" Party oay declare that its signature or rati^ 

'AToZ of cllXlTr r TV “PPHcatfon of the pro! 

"ontion bind eJ°L“ei" J^rtlaiec 13,, U and 15 of the preaent Con- 
sore^ei^rtt ^ °'' territories subject to its 

are Ju. i.diotion or protection, provioed timt e-joh territoriea 

eubseou^ntll a^f -<^0 «->’ * derUratlon s.y. 

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+p.. Party may also, as regards the applioatior of 

the provisions of Chapter II and of Articles 13. 14 and IS +he !!; 1 

convention, and in conformity with the procedure laid down in Arti-lTsc 

rXr':: tfab:::!"* -P-«tely in respect of any territory ' 

paragraphs unam-talres to apply the provisions of Chapter 11 to consf-n- 
ZlTcitZ -- -»p.ct Of Which tL option hirt::: 


Ai-xicle 37 o 


wv©ir onaeavour 




The filgh Contracting Parties will use their best 
r.he accession to the present Convention of other Statos 

Kach «wession will be notified to the .Sovernment of the French 
epu lie and by the latrer to all the signatory or acceding States, 

f i-TT accession shall remain deposited in the archives 

of the uovernment of the Fronch Republic, 

Article 38, 

The present Convention may be danouneed by any High Contraotlnv P.ri,, 
thereto after the -eviration of four years from the dato ^hen U c^e I'2 
iorce *n respect “* *hat Party, Denunciation shall be effected by notifi- 

HI, r *0 Government of toe French Republic, iiUol, 

.dll io.thwith transmit copies of such notification to too other Contrsot- 
Ing Parties, informing them of the date on widch it vae received 

A denunciation siiall take effect one vear after the dat^ v-, 4 

oi tne notification thereof by the Government of the French Republic an.d*^ 
sha.ll operate only in respect of the notifying aStateo 


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In case a denunciation has th© effect of reducing the numher of States 
|>arti©8 to the Convention below fourteen, any of the remaining High Con= 
Jracting Parties may also^, Tdthin a period of one year from the date of 
such denunciationj, denounce the Convention without waiting for the expire* 
tion of the period of four years mentioned above and may require that its 
denunciation shall take effect at th© same date as the first-mentioned 
denunciationo 


Article 39 0 

The High Contracting Parties agree that, at the conclusion of a 
period of three years from the coming into force of the present Convention 
under the terms of Article 41, this Convention shall be subject to revision 
upon the request of on©*third of the said High Contracting Parties addressed 
to the Government of th© French Republico 

Article 40o 

The present Convention, of which the French and English texts are 
both authentic, is subject to ratification* It shall bear today’s dateo 

Each Power shall address its ratification to the Government of the 
French Republic« which will at once notify the deposit of ratification 
to each of the other signatory Powers* 

The instruments of ratification will remain deposited in the archives 
of th© Government of the French Republic» 

Article 41* 

A first proces*verbal of th© deposit of ratifications will be drawn 
up by the Government of the French Republic as soon as the present Con* 
vention shall have been ratified by fourteen Powers© 

Th© Convention shall come into force four months after the date of 
th© notification of this proc©s*verbal by the Government of the French 
Republic to all signatory PowerSo 

Subsequently, the Convention will oora© into force in respect of each 
High Contracting Party four months after the date on which its ratification 
or accession shall have been notified by the Government of the French 
Republic to all signatory or acceding States* 

In witness whereof, the above mentioned Plenipotentiaries have signed 
the present Conventiono 

Done at Geneva, in a single copy, this seventeenth day of June, One 
Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five* 


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CONPIDMTIAL 


Annex XIo 

Supervision Within the Special Zonese 
Section lo 

Supervision on Land* 
lo 

All articles covered by Categories I, II, IV and V admitted into the 
territory of a State, colony, protectorate or mandated territory situated 
in the special zones, except such articles imported by individuals for 
their personal use under an authorisation issued by the authorities of 
the territory concerned, shall be deposited by the in 5 )orter at his own 
expense and risk in a public warehouse maintained under the exclusive cus¬ 
tody and permanent supervision of the authorities aforesaid or their 
officials, of whom at least one must be a member of their armed forces, 
and who shall keep an official record of such deposit* 

Every withdrawal from a public warehouse must be authorised before¬ 
hand by such authorities* No such authorisation shall be given except 
for the purposes of transfer to another public warehouse or to a private 
warehouse duly approved by the said authorities or for delivery to indi¬ 
viduals,who have proved to the satisfaction of the said authorities that 
the articles are necessary to them for their personal usso 

Articles required for the equipment of the national forces or for 
the defence of the territory are exempted from all formlities in eon- 
nection with deposit in or withdrawal from a public warohousao 

2 , 

No private warehouse for articles covered by Categories I, II, IV 
and V shall be allowed within the special zones unless authorised by the 
authorities of the State, colony, protectorate or mandated territoryo 
Such warehouse must consist of enclosed promises, reserved for that pur¬ 
pose and having only one entry, i»diich must be fitted with two locks, on© 
of which can be opened only by officials of the authorities* 

The person in charge of the w'arehous© shall be responsible for all 
such articles deposited therein and must account for them on demand by 
the authoritieso 

Such articles must not be wiindrawn from the warehouse nor bo trans¬ 
ported or transferred without a special authorisation* The particulars 
entered on such authorisations shall b© noted in a special register num¬ 
bered and initialled* 

Every arm inserted under the provisions of 1 by an individual for 
his personal use or transferred under the provisions of the same from 
a public warehouse to a private warehouse or a private individual must 
b© registered* A mark shall be stamped thereon if it does not already 
bear another mark or a number sufficient fcr identification. The mark or 
number shall be noted in the licence to carry arms issued by the authoritieso 


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The asulufaotuj-, or at-sombly within th« spec-ial ion«a of artlcU# 
oorereJ by Cateprlea I. n, IV end V l, pr«hifoited othe«i»i,se then in 

if Zfi «■" the territory or meinten^^ 

^ce of pubiio order by the a.ithorltiss of the territory conoerned, or 
in the =«se of »andeted territory by sooh authorities .jlider the aupef 
Tifiioa On. l;h«i /aaxidAfcory ^ 

The fepeir of euoh articles shall only bo oarrled out in estabUsb- 

shall hatrir* °*' P>-i''ate eetabllstoents which ehaU 

aothirlLM^ "'’e authorities. Suoh 

if thi ruiirVi hi “ without -uaraatees foi’ the obserrsnoe 

oi Xn« rUwGS of th© present Convent!one 

S©otioD IIo 

Supervision 


boar/-if tLbf cohered by Gategoriee 1„ II., r/ and V shipped on 

board i,l,.o Ijgn.ais. barges or coasting yessoia referred to in Artioi- ’0 

paragraph 5, must be corered by a special lleeuoe i 9 .,ued by the euxhcri-' 
ti«a> of th© colony,, proUotorftte or loa.nd&ted territory in wiii&h 

mich oargo ©0 ar© shippad^ aoid containing tho p^rticulsrs apwclfied in^t 
h©r6ofo All articles ao ehipp^d shall In nddition b© «ufc>ct to tho pro» 
viftion* oi th© proaont Goj^ventlono • * ^ 


.a 11 oenoes referred to in 1 of Section II of the proeent Anno* 

than contain th» loll owing parti culaj’as / 

■ (a) A statement of the nature and quantity of the articles in respect 
of which thj 0 iicenoo is l»»u©do 

(b; Th© najne of th© y©ss«l on which th© cargoss o.ro to b© shipooir 
\o/ rb& naine of th© uiti»?iat® conaign^eo 
(d) The porta of loading and diacharga. 

It shall bo cortifiod on such lic^ncofs that thay hava bo«ri itn'ied 
in conforoilty »lth th© proviaion* of the pre«ant Coiwentioa, 


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(a) The owners must be nationals of the'Pos^-er whose flag they claim 

to fly or companies who are nationals under the .Uws of that Power, 

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the application for a liconce is addrosaed, or have given to such 
authorities sufficient guarantees for the payment of any fines t.o 
which they may become liableo 

(c) The owners and the captain of the vessel must have furnished proof 
that they enjoy a good reputation and, in particular, that they 
have never been convicted of illicit conveyance of arms or ammuni¬ 
tion or in®lament3 of war, 

4, 

All native vessels before they are authorised to fly the flag of a 
High Contracting Party shall have complied with the following regulations 
for the purpose of their identification at sea: 

(a) The initial letters of the port of registration of the native 
vesselfollowed by the vessel’s registration number in the 
serial port numbersj, must be incised and painted in \rhite on 
black ground on both quarters of each vessel in such position 
as to be easily distinguishable from a distanceo 

(b) The net tonnage of the native vessel shall also^ if practicable 
bo incised and painted inside the hull in a conspicuous position, 

5, 

The regulations referred to in Article 24 of the present Gonvna/ition 
are as foiloweg 

lo When a warship belonging to one of the High Contracting Partiej en¬ 
counters within the maritime zone but outside territorial waters a 
presumed native vessel of under 500 tons burden (net tonnage)^ 

(a) Flying the flag of on© of the High Contracting Parties, or 

(b) Flying no flag.^ 

and the Commandij'ig Officer of the warship has good reason to boliove 
that the said vessel is flying the flag of any High Contracting Pirty 
without being entitled to do ao^ or is illicitly conve 3 ring articlos 
covered by Categories I, II, IV and V^^ he may proceed to stop the 
vessel in order to verify the nationality of the vessel by oxaiaining 
the document authorising the flying of the flag, but no other 
documento 

2, Any vessel which presents the appearance of native build and rig 
may be presumed to be a native vessel, 

3, For the purpose of verifying the nationality of the suspected vesselj, 
a boat commanded by a coinmissioned officer in uniform may be sent 

to visit the vessel after she has been hailed so as to give notice 
of such intention. The officer sent on board the vessel shall act 
with all possible consideration and moderation. Before leaving the 
vessel, the officer shall draw up a proces-verbal in the form and 
language in use in his own country. This proces-verbal shall state 
the facts of the case and shall be dated and signed by the officero 


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Should there be on board the warship no commissioned officer 
other than the Commanding Officer» the above prescribed operations 
may be carried out by a warranty petty or non-commissioned officer 
at the discretion of the Commanding Offioero 

The captain or master of the Tsssel visited, as well as the 
witnesses, shall be invited to sign the proces-verbal and shall 
have the ri^t to add to it any explanations which they may consider 
expedient« 

4« In the oases referred to in paragraph 1 (a) hereof, unless the right 
to fly the flag cem be established, the vessel may be conducted to 
the nearest port in the maritime sone where there is a oompetent 
authority of the Power whose flag has been flown and shall be handed 
over to such authority, but if such a port should be at such a dis¬ 
tance from the point of detention that the warship would have to 
leave her station or patrol to escort the detained vessel thereto, 
the vessel may be taken to the nearest port where there is a com¬ 
petent authority of one of the High Contracting Parties of national¬ 
ity other than that of the warship and handed over to suoh authority^ 
and steps shall at once be taken to notify this fact to the oompetent 
authority representing the power conoemedo 

No proceedings shall be taken against the vessel or her crew 
until the arrival of the representative of the Power whose flag the 
vessel was flying or without authority from suoh representativeo 
Instead of conducting the suspected vessel to a port as laid 
down above, the Commanding Officer of the detaining warship may hand 
her over to a warship of the nation whose flag she has flown if the 
latter consents to take charge of her« 

5e The procedure laid down in paragraph 4 may edso be followed if, 
after the verification of the flag and in spite of the voluntary 
production of the manifest, the Commanding Officer of the warship 
continues to suspect the vessel of engaging in the illicit convey¬ 
ance of articles wovered by Categories 1, II, IV and Vo 
6o In the cases referred to in paragraph 1 (b) hereof, if it is ascer¬ 
tained, as a result of the visit made on board the vessel that, 
whereas it flew no flag, it was also not entitled to fly the flag 
of a recognised State, the vessel may, unless the innocent nature 
of her cargo can be duly established to the satisfaction of the 
Comraanding Officer of the warship^ be conducted to the nearest point 
in the maritime zone where there is a competent authority of the 
Power to which the detaining warship belongs, and shall be handed 
over to such authority^ 

7o The authority before vdiom the suspected vessel has been brought 
shall institute a full enquiry in accordance with the laws and 
regulations of his country and in conformity with the procedure 
laid down in paragraph 8 below. 

This enquiry shall be carried out in the presence of an officer 
of thb detaining warshipo 

If, however, the presence of such officer is impracticable owing 
to the duties upon which the warship is engaged, an affidavit sworn 
by the Commanding Officer may in special cases be accepted by the 
authority holding the enquiry in place of the oral evidence of an 
officer of the warship. 

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if it. is p;'-ovtd «t thi'? ooquiry that tna has bae-’i ille,^hlly 

bat biiat t'ue vxacir! ifi ontitledl to .fiy the f')a .5 of a 
reoo,c;ni3-!d ahe sUal'l , if that State is oiio of the Ei-^h 

Sontracti 0 ,-; Parties, be handad ov.«r lo iXio rioai^est .5uthc-rity of 
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«porieib?u-j ftor Xter dote/ition and the State i^bosa flag aho *ii? 
ontitl-ei to fly, and pending; suoh .agreomant,, shall ramLaiii in 
the c«.stsi.iy of the authorities of the nationality of the dv^tain- 
ing v/arship, 

(t) If it shon' -.:; t.e estaolitihad that the use of the r.l?tg by che de¬ 
tained vast 4^1 vfus coi rectj bnt that the yesael was ®ngag?fd 5.n 
the .lilicit conveyance of articles covered by Catogorios a],. 

.XV and V., thc-do r-saponsibie shall be brought before tho coxirta 
of the State under wiicse flag the vessel s.ailed.. The veasal 
herself and hev cargo shall remain in charge of the .authority 
conducting the enquiry^ The illicit cargo m&j be de>3troyed In 
accordance with raws y.nd regulations drawn up for the p\;i*poce«. 

(c) Xu ihe cas-3 of v^isseis rsferrad to In paragraph I (b) ebCiVOf if ‘ 

It be t'Stabii.died that cne vessel, br-.d the right to fly che flag 

of one of ihe Higii Gont.raoticg Parties but wa^ eng.aged In the 
illicit convoyauc« of any of tho articl^rs covered by Gategoirivs 

II ^ I? and X',, the procedure laid down in tha procedir-g p.ara-- 
graph should be fo'ilowed. 

(d) Jn the ca?:c of vessels referred to .In perageanh 1 (b) ab.^ve, .i.f 

it be setehlishod that the vesc.al was not entitled to fly tiie tiag 

.yt ‘my of tlie High Contracting Parties end v/ag engaged in she 
illicit oonve.yanc(5 of aiiy of the articiss coTOrsd b^'' Categories 
T. I.I., 11'' and Vt the vssriei and all cargottcarrled in b, dent-ion 
to these articles SJhall \jq seized by such auttiorities and dis¬ 
posed o.C according to the national lav/s and regiil-atlons of the 
Rir:.'t'.erltj.e'3 before who-rt the vessel has boon brought. Bio de¬ 
struction- of this cargo may be ordar-ed acec-rding to the eana 
laws and reguiRtiorn>« 

(c) If the authority entrusted with the onquiry deoides that tho 
detention and diversion of the vesBol or other n»>asures impos-;^-Jd 
upon her were irregular, he shall aseess ‘tho s-jr*ount of the com- 
ponsation which h© considars to bo due* 

9. if tho decision and assessment of the said authority are accepted 
bv the detaining officor aiad the authorities to whom he ia subj^ct,^ 
the araoant awarded shall be p.aid vrithin six months from the date of 
the said as6es.smeat<. 

lOo If the detaining officer, or the authorities to whom he ia subjoeb*, 
contest the decision or the amount of tiie compensation assessed, 
the dispute shall bo submitted to a Court of Arbitration consisting 
of one arbitrator appointed by the Government whose flag the vessel 
was flying., one appointed by the Gover.ainent of the detaining officer, 

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